Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clayborn:
  • 34.105652, -86.258312
  • 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 Clayborn

• 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Clayborn is near Marshall County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Clayborn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayborn ...

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.

• Alice
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Alice is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Aurora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Aurora is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Egypt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Hopper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hopper is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Mays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mays is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Needmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Old Snead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Snead is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snead
• Red Apple ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
• Redbud
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Redbud is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Reedbrake ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

How Far From Clayborn to ...

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

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clayborn to Gadsden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'