Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clairmont Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clairmont Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clairmont Springs

• 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 Clairmont Springs:
  • 33.350389, -85.930244
  • 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 Clairmont Springs

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Clairmont Springs is near Talladega County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Clairmont Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clairmont Springs ...

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.

• Chambers Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
• Erin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Erin is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Gage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Hatchet Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
• High Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • High Pine is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hopeful
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Rays Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rays Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossroads
• Stockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockdale is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Waldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

How Far From Clairmont Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clairmont Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clairmont Springs and extending to:

• Ashland, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clairmont Springs to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'