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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clementsville:
    • 47.037768, -98.493149
    • 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 Clementsville
  • 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 Stutsman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stutsman County
    • Since Clementsville is near Barnes County and also Griggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Griggs 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 Clementsville

Communities Also Named Clementsville ...

We found three communities that are also named Clementsville.

Within North Dakota, the name Clementsville is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Teton County
      • This Clementsville is located in Teton County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clementsville that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Clementsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Clementsville is located in Casey County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clementsville that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Clementsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This Clementsville is located in Clay County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clementsville that is located in Stutsman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Clementsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clementsville ...

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.

  • Bloom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Fried
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fried is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fried
  • Frontier Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Spiritwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spiritwood Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

How Far From Clementsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clementsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clementsville and extending to:

  • Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clementsville to Jamestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clementsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clementsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clementsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0378, Longitude: -98.4931       In this case, the coordinates for Clementsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.752 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.074 degrees.