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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 Montclair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montclair 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 Montclair:
    • 28.821454, -81.916386
    • 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 Montclair
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Montclair is near Sumter County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Montclair

Communities Also Named Montclair ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Montclair.

Within Florida, the name Montclair is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Montclair is located in Jefferson County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Montclair.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Montclair is located in Alameda County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Montclair.
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Montclair is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km] to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Montclair.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Montclair [Arapahoe County].
      • Denver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montclair [Denver County].
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Montclair is located in Richmond County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the north of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Montclair.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Montclair is located in Hendricks County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Montclair.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Montclair is located in Fayette County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Montclair.
      • Shelby County
      • This Montclair is located in Shelby County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the north northwest of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Montclair.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Montclair is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Montclair.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Montclair is located in Essex County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Montclair.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Montclair is located in Cumberland County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Montclair.
      • Davidson County
      • This Montclair is located in Davidson County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the north of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Montclair.
      • Onslow County
      • This Montclair is located in Onslow County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Montclair.
      • Scotland County
      • This Montclair is located in Scotland County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Montclair.
      • Wilson County
      • This Montclair is located in Wilson County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Montclair.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Montclair is located in Greenville County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Montclair.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Montclair is located in Washington County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Montclair.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Montclair is located in Prince William County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montclair that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Montclair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montclair ...

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.

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

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

  • Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Montclair to Tavares, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montclair) 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 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 Montclair 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Montclair 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 Montclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8215, Longitude: -81.9164       In this case, the coordinates for Montclair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.604 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.086 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.533 degrees.