Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clayhole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clayhole and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clayhole

• 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 Clayhole:
  • 37.467314, -83.297399
  • 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 Clayhole

• 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
  • Since Clayhole is near Perry County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Clayhole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayhole ...

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.

• Copland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Copland is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland
• Hardshell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
• Little
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
• Lost Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Ned
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ned is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
• Noble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Noble is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Panhandle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Panhandle is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
• Press
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Press is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Press
• Quicksand
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
• Stacy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Wolf Coal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Coal is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Coal

How Far From Clayhole 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 Clayhole to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clayhole and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clayhole to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'