Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Claxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claxton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claxton
- 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 Claxton:
- 37.104214, -87.766122
- 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 Claxton
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Claxton is near Hopkins County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Claxton ...
We found five communities that share the name Claxton.
Within Kentucky, the name Claxton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Claxton lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the northwest of the Claxton that is located in Caldwell County.
- Georgia
- Evans County
- This Claxton is located in Evans County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the southeast of the Claxton that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Claxton.
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Claxton [Tattnall County].
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Claxton is located in Anderson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Claxton that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Claxton.
- McMinn County
- This Claxton is located in McMinn County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast of the Claxton that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Claxton.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claxton ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County
- Crowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dawson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
- Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Murphy Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
- Murphy Ford is located in Hopkins County
- Otter Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County
How Far From Claxton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Claxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claxton and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Claxton to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claxton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Claxton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1042, Longitude: -87.7661 In this case, the coordinates for Claxton 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Claxton 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Claxton 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 314.448 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.674 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.894 degrees. |