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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 Claypool, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claypool 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 Claypool:
- 41.345978, -88.388490
- 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 Claypool
- 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Since Claypool is near Will County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Claypool
Communities Also Named Claypool ...
We found six communities that are also named Claypool.
Within Illinois, the name Claypool is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Claypool is located in Gila County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Claypool that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Claypool.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Claypool is located in Kosciusko County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east of the Claypool that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Claypool.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Claypool is located in Warren County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Claypool that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Claypool.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Claypool.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Claypool is located in Logan County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Claypool that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Claypool.
- Summers County
- This Claypool is located in Summers County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east southeast of the Claypool that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Claypool.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claypool ...
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.
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Divine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Fields of Saratoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
- Gaslight Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Heatherfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Pebble Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Willow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Claypool 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 Claypool to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claypool and extending to:
- Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Claypool to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claypool) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Claypool, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Claypool 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 Claypool. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3460, Longitude: -88.3885 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.938 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.091 degrees. |
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