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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 Claryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claryville 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 Claryville:
- 38.91942, -84.395821
- 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 Claryville
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Claryville is near Kenton County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Claryville
Communities Also Named Claryville ...
We found two communities that are also named Claryville.
Within Kentucky, the name Claryville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Claryville is located in Perry County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west of the Claryville that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Claryville.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Claryville is located in Sullivan County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claryville that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Claryville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claryville ...
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.
- Beagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beagle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flagg Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grants Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lamb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Melbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morning View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Pool's Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
- Silver Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Claryville 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 Claryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claryville and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Claryville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Claryville 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 Claryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9194, Longitude: -84.3958 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.905 degrees. |
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