Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clemmons West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clemmons West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clemmons West

• 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 Clemmons West:
  • 36.008748, -80.385332
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clemmons West

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Clemmons West is near Davie County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Clemmons West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clemmons West ...

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.

• Advance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Advance is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <1>
• Bixby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bixby is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Davie Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Davie Gardens is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Gardens
• Elbaville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elbaville is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbaville
• Eureka Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Mills is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mills
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Harmony Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Jonestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Lewisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Muddy Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
• Reedy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
• Rollingreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
• Valley Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks

How Far From Clemmons West 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 Clemmons West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clemmons West and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clemmons West to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'