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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clement
- 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:
- 35.095722, -78.628626
- 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
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Clement is near Cumberland County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Clement ...
We found eight communities that share the name Clement.
Within North Carolina, the name Clement is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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].
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Clement lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<3> to the north of the Clement that is located in Sampson County.
- Michigan
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.
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Halls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Halls Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
- Halls Store is located in Sampson County
- Hays Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Piney Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Piney Green is located in Sampson County
- Rebel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
How Far From Clement 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 Clement to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clement and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clement to Clinton, 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 five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 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 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- 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: 35.0957, Longitude: -78.6286 In this case, the coordinates for Clement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Clement 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 308.959 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.087 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.692 degrees. |