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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:
- 37.196262, -77.962780
- 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
- Since Clays Corner is near Amelia County and also Dinwiddie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie 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 Virginia, the name Clays Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Clays Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Parmer County
- This Clays Corner is located in Parmer County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<1> to the west of the Clays Corner that is located in Nottoway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parmer 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.
- Crewe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Forks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jennings Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Jetersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Martins Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mutt is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
- Spainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Winnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
How Far From Clays Corner 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 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Clays Corner 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 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: 37.1963, Longitude: -77.9628 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 308.519 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.723 degrees. |
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