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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clermont
- 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:
- 37.929786, -85.652736
- 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 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 Bullitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- Since Clermont is near Nelson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Clermont ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Clermont.
Within Kentucky, the name Clermont is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Montana
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Clermont is located in Burlington County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clermont that is located in Bullitt 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east of the Clermont that is located in Bullitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Clermont.
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Clermont lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clermont that is located in Bullitt County.
- Quebec
- This Clermont lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clermont that is located in Bullitt 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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Bullitt County
- Hobbs
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Limestone Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Bullitt County
- Lotus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in Bullitt County
- Poplar Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Level
- Poplar Level is located in Bullitt County
- Ridgetop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Salt River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Salt River is located in Bullitt County
- Shepherdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
- Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
How Far From Clermont 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 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:
- Shepherdsville, which is the Seat of Bullitt County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Clermont to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clermont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clermont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9298, Longitude: -85.6527 In this case, the coordinates for Clermont 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 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> | 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. |
| <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 Clermont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.746 degrees. |