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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claybank
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Claybank ...
We found three communities that share the name Claybank.
Within Ohio, the name Claybank is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Clarksville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Perry County
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Flatiron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Mainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
- Mainsville is located in Perry County
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rose Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Straitsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
- Straitsville is located in Perry County
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Perry County
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
- Tropic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Whipstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Yellowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown
- Yellowtown is located in Perry County
- Rose Farm
How Far From Claybank 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 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<4> 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claybank) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Claybank 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 310.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.061 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.675 degrees. |