Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clay
- 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:
- 36.242464, -78.587425
- 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
- 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Granville County
- Since Clay is near Vance County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vance County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Clay.
Within North Carolina, the name Clay is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Eaton 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 Michigan community of Clay [Eaton County].
- Lenawee 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 Michigan community of Clay [Lenawee County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clay [Adair County].
- Clay 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 Missouri community of Clay [Clay County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Clay is located in Bedford County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clay that is located in Granville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Clay.
- Lynchburg City
- 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 Virginia community of Clay [Lynchburg City].
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay ...
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.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hunters Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
- Huntsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mount Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Shoofly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Stem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Tar River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Tar River is located in Granville County
How Far From Clay 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clay and extending to:
- Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Clay to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Clay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2425, Longitude: -78.5874 In this case, the coordinates for Clay 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 Clay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Clay 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 308.911 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.201 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.30 degrees. |