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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 Claude, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claude 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 Claude:
- 35.11036, -101.36369
- 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 Claude
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since Claude is near Carson County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Claude
Communities Also Named Claude ...
We found seven communities that are also named Claude.
Within Texas, the name Claude is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This Claude is located in Van Buren County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east of the Claude that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Claude.
- Georgia
- Washington 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 Claude [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Woodson 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 Kansas community of Claude [Woodson County].
- Ontario
- This Claude lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claude that is located in Armstrong County.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Claude [Malheur County].
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Claude is located in Barbour County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claude that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Claude.
- Taylor 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 West Virginia community of Claude [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claude ...
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.
- Goodnight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howardwick is located in Donley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Lake Tanglewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Lark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lark is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Panhandle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timbercreek Canyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Wayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Claude 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 city such as Claude to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claude and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Claude to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Claude) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Claude 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Claude 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 Claude. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1104, Longitude: -101.3637 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.567 degrees. |
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