Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Claremont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claremont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claremont
- 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 Claremont:
- 37.855833, -122.249444
- 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 Claremont
- 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Since Claremont is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Claremont ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Claremont.
There is one other community in California which is also named Claremont.
Beyond California, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Claremont is located in Catawba County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Claremont.
- Henderson County
- This Claremont is located in Henderson County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the east of the Claremont that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
- Nova Scotia
- This Claremont lies 2,982 miles [4,799.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Alameda County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Claremont.
- Surry County
- This Claremont is located in Surry County and lies 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km] to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Claremont.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claremont ...
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.
- Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Alameda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <4>
- Chinatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fruitvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
- Former names for Fruitvale:
- Brays
- Fruit Vale
- Grand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Alameda County
- Maxwell Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Park
- Maxwell Park is located in Alameda County
- Rockridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Seminary Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
- Thousand Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
- Trestle Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Glen
- Trestle Glen is located in Alameda County
- University Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in Alameda County
How Far From Claremont 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 Claremont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claremont and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Claremont to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,173 miles [13,153.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claremont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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- Claremont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8558, Longitude: -122.2494 In this case, the coordinates for Claremont 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 Claremont 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 Claremont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Claremont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.069 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.997 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.061 degrees. |