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Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay Valley ...
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.
- Chats Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Clay Bank has also been known as:
- Claybank
- Dewars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewars
- Elmside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
- Glasgow Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Clay Valley 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 Clay Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clay Valley and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Clay Valley to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> 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 about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clay Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Valley 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 Clay Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4269, Longitude: -76.4408 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.906 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.638 degrees. |
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