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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 Clement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clement and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Clement:
    • 38.048911, -90.170919
    • 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 Clement
  • 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 Clement ...

We found eight communities that share the name Clement.

Within Missouri, the name Clement is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clement [Gladwin County].
      • Kalkaska 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 Michigan community of Clement [Kalkaska County].
      • Manistee 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 Michigan community of Clement [Manistee County].
    • North Carolina
      • Sampson County
      • This Clement is located in Sampson County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Clement that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Clement.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This Clement is located in Dickey County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clement that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Clement.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Clement is located in Montgomery County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Clement that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Clement.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clement [Wayne County].
    • Quebec
      • This Clement lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Clement that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clement ...

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.

  • Copper Mine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
    • Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Ivy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
    • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Marigold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
    • Marigold is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Needmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • New Bourbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
    • New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Rocky Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Rocky Ridge Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
    • Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Roots
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roots have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Roots is located in Randolph County (IL)

How Far From Clement 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 Clement 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<5> community of Clement once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Clement and extending to:

  • Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clement to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Clement 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.
<2>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- Clement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0489, Longitude: -90.1709       In this case, the coordinates for Clement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Clement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Clement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.031 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.627 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.767 degrees.









 

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