Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Claremont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claremont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claremont
- 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:
- 39.274274, -76.655524
- 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 Claremont
- 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 Claremont ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Claremont.
Within Maryland, the name Claremont is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout 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 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- 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 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Claremont.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Claremont is located in Catawba County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
- 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 421 miles [677.5 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
- Nova Scotia
- This Claremont lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Claremont.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- California
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.
- Asylum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Charles Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Dickeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Baltimore City
- English Consul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Consul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Consul
- English Consul is located in Baltimore City
- Fells Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells Point
- Fells Point is located in Baltimore City
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Baltimore City
- Grove Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Ridge
- Grove Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Baltimore County
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Howard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Howard Park is located in Baltimore City
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- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Baltimore City
- Lynnbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Minersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Baltimore City
- Monumental
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monumental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monumental
- Monumental is located in Baltimore County
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Relay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Spring Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gardens
- Spring Gardens is located in Baltimore City
- Television Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Television Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Television Hill
- Television Hill is located in Baltimore City
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Violetville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Hunting Ridge
How Far From Claremont 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 Claremont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Claremont once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Claremont and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Claremont to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claremont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2743, Longitude: -76.6555 In this case, the coordinates for Claremont 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 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 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 . 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.213 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.406 degrees. |