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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 Clays Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clays Corner 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 Clays Corner:
- 34.385907, -102.716604
- 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 Clays Corner
- 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 Parmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parmer County
- Since Clays Corner is near Bailey County and also Lamb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bailey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamb 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 Clays Corner
Communities Also Named Clays Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Clays Corner.
Within Texas, the name Clays Corner is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Clays Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Nottoway County
- This Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clays Corner that is located in Parmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nottoway County community of Clays Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clays Corner ...
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.
- Big Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Square is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Square
- Farwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flagg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flagg is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Hub
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hub is located in Parmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
- Lariat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lariat is located in Parmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat
- Lazbuddie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Muleshoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma Lane is located in Parmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Lane
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Bailey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
How Far From Clays Corner 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 Clays Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clays Corner and extending to:
- Farwell, which is the Seat of Parmer County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Clays Corner to Farwell, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Clays Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clays Corner 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 Clays Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3859, Longitude: -102.7166 In this case, the coordinates for Clays Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.298 degrees. |
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