Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clayton Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clayton Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clayton Center

• 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 Clayton Center:
  • 44.191716, -76.042162
  • 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 Clayton Center

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Clayton Center is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Clayton Center

Communities Also Named Clayton Center ...

We found one communities that are also named Clayton Center.

Within New York, the name Clayton Center is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Clayton Center in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Clayton County
    • This Clayton Center is located in Clayton County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west of the Clayton Center that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Clayton Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayton Center ...

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.

• Fineview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fineview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <2>
• Fishers Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <2>
• Grindstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Lower Town Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
• Moore Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
• Orleans Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
• Perch River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
• Thousand Island Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thousand Island Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Island Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Island Park <2>

How Far From Clayton Center 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 Clayton Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clayton Center to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'