Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clay Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clay Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clay Hill
- 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 Clay Hill:
- 36.559801, -84.431326
- 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 Clay Hill
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Clay Hill is near McCreary County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCreary County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Clay Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Clay Hill.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Clay Hill.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Maine
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenwood 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 South Carolina community of Clay Hill [Greenwood County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Clay Hill [York County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clay Hill ...
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.
- Blue Heron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
- Blue Heron is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Creekmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Doctors ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County (KY)
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Scott County
- Hollyhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pine Knot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Pine Knot is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <4>
- Piney Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Scott County
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County
- Roberta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Stanley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Junction
- Stanley Junction is located in Scott County
How Far From Clay Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clay Hill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clay Hill to Huntsville, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clay Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clay Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5598, Longitude: -84.4313 In this case, the coordinates for Clay Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Clay Hill 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Clay Hill 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 312.364 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.202 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.587 degrees. |