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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 Claysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claysville 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 Claysville:
    • 38.519241, -84.185210
    • 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 Claysville
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since Claysville is near Robertson County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Claysville

Communities Also Named Claysville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Claysville.

Within Kentucky, the name Claysville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Claysville is located in Marshall County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Claysville.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Claysville is located in Sangamon County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Claysville.
    • Indiana
      • Washington County
      • This Claysville is located in Washington County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Claysville.
    • Kansas
      • Claysville #
      • 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 Kansas community of Claysville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Claysville is located in Montgomery County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Claysville.
    • Missouri
      • Boone County
      • This Claysville is located in Boone County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Claysville.
      • Clay County
      • This Claysville is located in Clay County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the west of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Claysville.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Claysville.
      • Guernsey County
      • This Claysville is located in Guernsey County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Claysville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Claysville is located in Washington County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Claysville.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Claysville is located in Cumberland County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Claysville.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Claysville is located in Mineral County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claysville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Claysville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claysville ...

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.

  • Bachelors Rest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
  • Barefoot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
  • Berry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Berry is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Cynthiana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Headquarters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
  • Hooktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hooktown is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
  • Morning Glory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Oddville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oddville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
  • Poindexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Poindexter is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
  • Powersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Powersville is located in Bracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
  • Stonewall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonewall is located in Bracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Sunrise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunrise is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Willow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Willow is located in Bracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

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

  • Cynthiana, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Claysville to Cynthiana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Claysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Claysville 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Claysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Claysville 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 Claysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5192, Longitude: -84.1852       In this case, the coordinates for Claysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.229 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.929 degrees.