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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 Claybank Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claybank Landing 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 Claybank Landing:
- 37.265148, -76.859685
- 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 Claybank Landing
- 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Since Claybank Landing is near Charles City County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Claybank Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claybank Landing ...
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.
- Adams Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Hunt is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Fieldcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fieldcrest is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- First Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- First Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fords Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Colony is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Ridge is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Heritage Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Landing
- Hollybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollybrook is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Indigo Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
- Kingswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Longhill Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longhill Gate is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
- Middle Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Plantation is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rustic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Steeple Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steeple Chase is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
How Far From Claybank Landing 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 Claybank Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Claybank Landing and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Claybank Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Claybank Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Claybank Landing 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 Claybank Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2651, Longitude: -76.8597 In this case, the coordinates for Claybank Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.257 degrees. |
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