Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferry:
  • 34.494864, -81.423433
  • 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 Ferry

• 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Clayton Ferry is near Fairfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayton Ferry ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Blair
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
• David Sims Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
• Delta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Fishdam Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fishdam Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam Ferry
• Herbert
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Lylesford ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
• Pride ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pride is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Rock Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rogers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rogers Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
• Tuckertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clayton Ferry and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clayton Ferry to Newberry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'