Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Claypools, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claypools and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claypools
- 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 Claypools:
- 40.040067, -82.169865
- 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 Claypools
- 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Since Claypools is near Licking County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Licking 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claypools ...
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.
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Claylick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cottage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Deadmans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Licking View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking View
- Licking View is located in Muskingum County
- Meadow Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Farm
- Meadow Farm is located in Muskingum County
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Muskingum County
- Opera ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Cut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rocky Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Muskingum County
- Swans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Tile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cut
How Far From Claypools 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 Claypools 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 Claypools once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Claypools and extending to:
- Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Claypools to Zanesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 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> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Claypools, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Claypools) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claypools. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0401, Longitude: -82.1699 In this case, the coordinates for Claypools have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Claypools 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 310.951 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.094 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.548 degrees. |