Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Claybank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claybank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claybank
- 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 Claybank:
- 30.338805, -90.863153
- 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 Claybank
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- Since Claybank is near Livingston Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Claybank ...
We found three communities that share the name Claybank.
Within Louisiana, the name Claybank is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Claybank lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Claybank that is located in Ascension Parish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claybank ...
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.
- Duckroost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Foreman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - French Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
- French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <4>
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hopeville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Little Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pecan Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cove
- Pecan Cove is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pecan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
- Pecan Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairieville <4>
- Round Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Claybank 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 Claybank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claybank and extending to:
- Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Claybank to Donaldsonville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claybank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ascension Parish: www.ascensionparish.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claybank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claybank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3388, Longitude: -90.8632 In this case, the coordinates for Claybank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Claybank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Claybank 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 315.847 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.376 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.471 degrees. |