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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.
- 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:
- 38.661423, -92.259352
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Claysville is near Cole County and also Callaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway 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.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Claysville.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Clay County
- This Claysville is located in Clay County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claysville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Claysville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Claysville is located in Marshall County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east of the Claysville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Claysville.
- Kansas
- Claysville #1
- 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.
- Kentucky
- Harrison County
- This Claysville is located in Harrison County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east of the Claysville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Claysville.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Claysville is located in Montgomery County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east of the Claysville that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery 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 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east of the Claysville that is located in Boone 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.
- Bacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Claysville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Claysville to Columbia, 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 most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 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 drawn 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 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 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: 38.6614, Longitude: -92.2594 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 317.439 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.333 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.62 degrees. |
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