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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 Claremont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claremont 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 Claremont:
    • 38.718451, -87.974905
    • 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 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Claremont is near Lawrence County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Claremont

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Claremont.

Within Illinois, the name Claremont is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Claremont is located in Alameda County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Claremont.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Claremont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Claremont.
    • Colorado
      • Kit Carson 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 Claremont [Kit Carson County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • 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 Maryland community of Claremont [Baltimore City].
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Claremont [Muskegon County].
    • Minnesota
      • Dodge County
      • This Claremont is located in Dodge County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Claremont.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Claremont is located in Coahoma County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Claremont.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Claremont is located in Sullivan County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Claremont.
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson 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 New Jersey community of Claremont [Hudson County].
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This Claremont is located in Catron County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Claremont.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Claremont is located in Westchester County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Claremont.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • This Claremont is located in Catawba County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Claremont lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Claremont is located in Belmont County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Claremont.
    • 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 Claremont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Claremont [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Claremont is located in Sumter County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Claremont.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Claremont is located in Brown County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Claremont.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Claremont is located in Hamilton County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Claremont.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Richland 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 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Claremont.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Claremont [Snohomish County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Claremont is located in Fayette County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Claremont.

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.

  • Charlottsville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlottsville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
  • Elbow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elbow is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
  • Gallagher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
  • Grays Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grays Corner is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Maple Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Noble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Passport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
  • Schnell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Schnell is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnell
  • Seminary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seminary is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Stringtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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 village 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:

  • Olney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Claremont to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claremont) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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>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.
<6>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7185, Longitude: -87.9749       In this case, the coordinates for Claremont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.109 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.591 degrees.