Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clay Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clay Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clay Hill
- 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 Clay Hill:
- 43.219531, -70.642554
- 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 Clay Hill
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Clay Hill is near Strafford County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Clay Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Clay Hill.
Within Maine, the name Clay Hill is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenwood 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 South Carolina community of Clay Hill [Greenwood County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Clay Hill [York County].
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Clay Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clay Hill that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Clay Hill.
- Scott County
- This Clay Hill is located in Scott County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the west southwest of the Clay Hill that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Clay Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay Hill ...
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.
- Bald Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Cider Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Grays Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in York County
- High Pasture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Pasture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
- High Pasture is located in York County
- Long Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moody Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
- Moody Beach is located in York County
- Moody Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
- Moody Point is located in York County
- Parsonage Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonage Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
- Parsonage Corner is located in York County
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Seabury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in York County
How Far From Clay Hill 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 Clay Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clay Hill and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clay Hill to Alfred, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,039 miles [6,500.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clay Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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- Clay Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2195, Longitude: -70.6426 In this case, the coordinates for Clay Hill 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 Clay Hill 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Clay Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.932 degrees. |