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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 Claybank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claybank and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 39.675625, -82.184035
    • 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 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Claybank is near Hocking County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Claybank

Communities Also Named Claybank ...

We found three communities that are also named Claybank.

Within Ohio, the name Claybank is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Claybank is located in Ascension Parish and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claybank that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Claybank.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • This Claybank is located in Goodhue County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Claybank that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Claybank.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Claybank lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Claybank that is located in Perry County.

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.

  • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Clarksville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clover Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clover Hill is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Congo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Congo is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Corning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Flatiron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatiron is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
  • Hemlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hemlock is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Junction City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Mainsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mainsville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Redfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Redfield is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rose Farm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
    • Straitsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Straitsville is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
    • Stringtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sulphur Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Tropic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tropic is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
    • Whipstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whipstown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipstown
    • Yellowtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellowtown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown

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 and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Claybank once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Claybank and extending to:

  • New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Claybank to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Claybank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Claybank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Claybank 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 Claybank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6756, Longitude: -82.1840       In this case, the coordinates for Claybank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.97 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.061 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.675 degrees.