Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montclair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montclair and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montclair
- 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 Montclair:
- 35.794860, -80.274773
- 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 Montclair
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Montclair is near Rowan County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Montclair ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Montclair.
There are four communities within North Carolina that are also named Montclair.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cumberland County
- Onslow County
- Scotland County
- Wilson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Alameda County
- This Montclair is located in Alameda County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Montclair.
- San Bernardino County
- This Montclair is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km] to the west of the Montclair that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Montclair.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montclair [Arapahoe County].
- Denver 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 Colorado community of Montclair [Denver County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Montclair is located in Fayette County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Montclair.
- Shelby County
- This Montclair is located in Shelby County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Montclair.
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montclair ...
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.
- Cotton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Eastern Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Davidson County
- Green Needles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Needles
- Green Needles is located in Davidson County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Davidson County
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davidson County
- Rolling Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in Davidson County
- Royal Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Park
- Royal Park is located in Davidson County
- Sandy Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
- Sandy Grove is located in Davidson County
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Montclair 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 Montclair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montclair and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montclair to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montclair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montclair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7949, Longitude: -80.2748 In this case, the coordinates for Montclair 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 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 Montclair 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> | 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Montclair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.257 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.108 degrees. |