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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clayhatchee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clayhatchee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Clayhatchee:
- 31.235622, -85.722936
- 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 Clayhatchee
- 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 Dale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Since Clayhatchee is near Geneva County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Clayhatchee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayhatchee ...
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.
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Foxhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxhill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
- Gerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Heritage Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- High Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Holiday Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kelly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Level Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Singing Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
How Far From Clayhatchee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Clayhatchee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clayhatchee and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Dale County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clayhatchee to Ozark, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayhatchee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Clayhatchee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayhatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2356, Longitude: -85.7229 In this case, the coordinates for Clayhatchee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.352 degrees. |
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