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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 Clay Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clay Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Center:
    • 39.380377, -97.124557
    • 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 Center
  • 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 Center ...

We found three communities that share the name Clay Center.

There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Clay Center.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Butler County
      • This Clay Center is located in Butler County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south of the Clay Center that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Clay Center.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nebraska
      • Clay County
      • This Clay Center is located in Clay County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clay Center that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Clay Center.
    • Ohio
      • Ottawa County
      • This Clay Center is located in Ottawa County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clay Center that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Clay Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay Center ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Industry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ladysmith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ladysmith
    • From Clay Center to Ladysmith
  • Leonardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • May Day
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oscar ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
    • Oscar is located in Clay County
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

How Far From Clay Center 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 city such as Clay Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clay Center and extending to:

  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Clay Center to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clay Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3804, Longitude: -97.1246    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.81 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.328 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.884 degrees.




 

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