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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 Clermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clermont 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 Clermont:
    • 39.789002, -75.527144
    • 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 Clermont
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Clermont is near Delaware County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Clermont

Communities Also Named Clermont ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Clermont.

Within Delaware, the name Clermont is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Clermont is located in Lake County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Clermont.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Clermont is located in Hall County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Clermont.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Clermont is located in Marion County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Clermont.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Clermont is located in Fayette County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clermont.
    • 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 Clermont [Montgomery County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Clermont is located in Bullitt County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Clermont.
    • Montana
      • Custer 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 Montana community of Clermont [Custer County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Clermont is located in Burlington County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Clermont.
      • Cape May County
      • This Clermont is located in Cape May County and lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southeast of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Clermont.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Clermont is located in Columbia County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Clermont.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Clermont [Canadian County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • This Clermont is located in McKean County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Clermont.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Clermont lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.
    • Quebec
      • This Clermont lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clermont that is located in New Castle County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clermont ...

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.

  • Blue Ball
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blue Ball is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
  • Boulder Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Boulder Brook is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Brook
  • Edenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Edenridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenridge
  • Galewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Galewood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Meadow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Gristmill Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gristmill Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Woods
  • Gumwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gumwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumwood
  • Heatherbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • High Point is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Liftwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liftwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liftwood
  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longwood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lynnfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lynnfield is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Pennyhill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pennyhill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyhill
    • Rockwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rockwood Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Hills
    • Rockwood Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rockwood Woods is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Woods
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Stonehaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodside Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodside Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Hills

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Clermont to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Clermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Clermont 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>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 Clermont 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 Clermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7890, Longitude: -75.5271       In this case, the coordinates for Clermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.932 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.491 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.718 degrees.