Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clay City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clay City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clay City
- 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 Clay City:
- 39.276965, -87.112703
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Clay City
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Clay City is near Owen County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Owen County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clay City ...
We found six communities that share the name Clay City.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Clay City.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay City ...
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.
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Art is located in Clay County
- Brown Jug Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Jug Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
- Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Eel River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Hickory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Corner is located in Owen County
- Hickory Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
- Hickory Island is located in Clay County
- Hubbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Marion Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Mills
- Marion Mills is located in Owen County
- Patricksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Redcuff Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redcuff Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Saline City is located in Clay County
How Far From Clay City 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 town such as Clay City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clay City and extending to:
- Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clay City to Brazil, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay City: www.claytwp.org/
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Clay City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2770, Longitude: -87.1127 In this case, the coordinates for Clay City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Clay City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clay City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.086 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.045 degrees. |