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

  • 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 Claxton:
    • 36.042180, -84.110367
    • 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 Claxton
  • 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 Claxton ...

We found five communities that share the name Claxton.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Claxton.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • McMinn County
      • This Claxton is located in McMinn County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Claxton that is located in Anderson County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Claxton
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Claxton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Claxton lies 2,505 miles [4,031.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Claxton that is located in Anderson County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Claxton
    • Georgia
      • Evans County
      • This Claxton is located in Evans County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Claxton that is located in Anderson County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Claxton
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Claxton.
      • Tattnall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Claxton [Tattnall County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Claxton is located in Caldwell County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claxton that is located in Anderson County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Claxton
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Claxton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claxton ...

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.

  • Bud ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
    • Bud was located less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bull Run
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Bull Run lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bull Run
  • Camelot
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Camelot
  • Golden Meadows
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
    • Golden Meadows lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the south of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Golden Meadows
  • Grand Oaks
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
    • Grand Oaks lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the east of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grand Oaks
  • Heather Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
    • Heather Heights lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Heather Heights
  • King Arthur Court
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
    • King Arthur Court lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Arthur Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on King Arthur Court
  • Kirkstall
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkstall
    • Kirkstall lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the west of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkstall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kirkstall
  • Lees Ferry
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
    • Lees Ferry lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the west of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lees Ferry
  • Peak
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak lies less than 2 miles<1> to the north of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Peak
  • Shadow Wood
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
    • Shadow Wood lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shadow Wood
  • Treeville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
    • Treeville lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Treeville
  • Volunteer Village
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
    • Volunteer Village lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southwest of Claxton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Volunteer Village

How Far From Claxton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Claxton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claxton and extending to:

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Claxton to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claxton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Claxton) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Claxton. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from ClaxtonOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0422, Longitude: -84.1104    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Claxton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Claxton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.159 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.894 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.592 degrees.




 

 

 

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