Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clayhill:
  • 32.016540, -87.750562
  • 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 Clayhill

• 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Since Clayhill is near Clarke County and also Wilcox 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 Wilcox 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 Clayhill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayhill ...

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.

• Aimwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
• Choctaw Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
• Glover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Pope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Roundhill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roundhill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Rural
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rural is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sweet Water
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vineland is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Clayhill 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 community such as Clayhill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clayhill to Linden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'