Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
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:
- 35.712109, -81.152904
- 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
- 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Since Claremont is near Iredell County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Claremont ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Claremont.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Claremont.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Claremont is located in Alameda County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Catawba County.
- 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 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Claremont.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Claremont lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catawba County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catawba County.
- 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catawba County.
- 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.
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Catfish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Drums Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Fairbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <5>
- Olivers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Providence Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Startown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sunrise Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
How Far From Claremont 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 city such as Claremont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claremont and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Claremont to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Claremont: www.cityofclaremont.org/
The official website for Catawba County: www.co.catawba.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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: 35.7121, Longitude: -81.1529 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 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 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 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Claremont 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 310.402 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.83 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.482 degrees. |