This Clair lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Orange County
This Clair is located in Orange County and lies 2,701 miles [4,346.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Clair.
Missouri
Buchanan County
This Clair is located in Buchanan County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Clair.
Saskatchewan
This Clair lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clair ...
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.
Boundary (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 village such as Clair to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clair and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Clair to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,819 miles [6,146.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Clair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2528, Longitude: -68.6033
<2>
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.
<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 Clair 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 301.548 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.718 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.611 degrees.