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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 Saint Clair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Clair and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Clair:
    • 32.323472, -86.616644
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Clair
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Clair ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Saint Clair.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Saint Clair.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Elmore County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Elmore County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Saint Clair.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden 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 Arkansas community of Saint Clair [Crittenden County].
    • Georgia
      • Burke County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Burke County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Saint Clair.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery 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 Saint Clair [Montgomery County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Saint Clair.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Saint Clair.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Saint Clair.
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Saint Clair [Ramsey County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Franklin County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Clair.
      • Jackson 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 Missouri community of Saint Clair [Jackson County].
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Clair [Cascade County].
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope 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 Nebraska community of Saint Clair [Antelope County].
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Churchill County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Saint Clair.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Saint Clair.
      • Columbiana 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 Ohio community of Saint Clair [Columbiana County].
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Clair [Muskingum County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Saint Clair.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Allegheny County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Saint Clair.
      • Beaver County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Beaver County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Saint Clair.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Schuylkill County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Saint Clair.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Westmoreland County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Saint Clair.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Saint Clair.
      • Rhea County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Rhea County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Saint Clair.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Saint Clair.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Thurston County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Saint Clair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Clair ...

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.

  • Booth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Booth is located in Autauga County
  • Cedar Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Gordonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Grovewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
    • Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Hicks Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Hill
    • Hicks Hill is located in Lowndes County
  • Hunter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Hunting Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Autauga County
  • Jones Bluff Dam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Bluff Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
    • Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
  • Lee Farms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
    • Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Live Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oaks
    • Live Oaks is located in Autauga County
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Autauga County
  • Overlook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Overlook is located in Autauga County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Peace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
      • Peace is located in Autauga County
    • Prattville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone's have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
      • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
    • Trickem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trickem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
      • Trickem is located in Lowndes County
    • Willowbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Autauga County

How Far From Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Clair and extending to:

  • Hayneville, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Clair to Hayneville, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Clair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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- Saint Clair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Clair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3235, Longitude: -86.6166       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Clair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Saint Clair 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Clair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Saint Clair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.486 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.903 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.472 degrees.




 

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