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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 Clements, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clements 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 Clements:
    • 39.618936, -90.150949
    • 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 Clements
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Clements is near Scott County and also Macoupin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin 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 Clements

Communities Also Named Clements ...

We found ten communities that are also named Clements.

Within Illinois, the name Clements is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Clements [Jefferson County].
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Clements is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km]<2> to the west of the Clements that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Clements.
    • Georgia
      • Catoosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Clements [Catoosa County].
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • This Clements is located in Chase County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clements that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Clements.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Clements is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the east of the Clements that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Clements.
    • Minnesota
      • Redwood County
      • This Clements is located in Redwood County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clements that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Clements.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Clements.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Clements [Cass County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clements [Barbour County].
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clements [Marion County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clements ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arnold is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
  • Lynnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Portuguese Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
  • Savage ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Savage is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Yeomans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yeomans is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans

How Far From Clements to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clements to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Clements to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east (E). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Clements, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Clements) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Clements 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.
<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 Clements 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 Clements. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6189, Longitude: -90.1509       In this case, the coordinates for Clements have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.076 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.893 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.393 degrees.