Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clear Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Brook and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clear Brook

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Clear Brook:
  • 39.256491, -78.096111
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clear Brook

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Clear Brook is near Clarke County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Clear Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear Brook ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Brucetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brucetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
• Burnt Factory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Gordondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gordondale is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
• Green Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Jordan Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Leetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rest is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
• Rocky Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Clear Brook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clear Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clear Brook and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Clear Brook to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,512 miles [7,261.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'