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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 Claremont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claremont 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 Claremont:
    • 43.372653, -72.338349
    • 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
  • 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.

Within New Hampshire, the name Claremont is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Claremont is located in Alameda County and lies 2,604 miles [4,190.7 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan 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 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Claremont.
    • Colorado
      • Kit Carson 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 Claremont [Kit Carson County].
    • Illinois
      • Richland County
      • This Claremont is located in Richland County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Claremont.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Claremont [Baltimore City].
    • Michigan
      • Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Claremont [Muskegon County].
    • Minnesota
      • Dodge County
      • This Claremont is located in Dodge County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Claremont.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Claremont is located in Coahoma County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Claremont.
    • New Jersey
      • Hudson 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 New Jersey community of Claremont [Hudson County].
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This Claremont is located in Catron County and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Claremont.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Claremont is located in Westchester County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Claremont.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • This Claremont is located in Catawba County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Claremont.
      • Henderson County
      • This Claremont is located in Henderson County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Claremont lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Claremont is located in Belmont County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Claremont.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Claremont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Claremont [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Claremont is located in Sumter County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Claremont.
    • South Dakota
      • Brown County
      • This Claremont is located in Brown County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Claremont.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Claremont is located in Hamilton County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Claremont.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan 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 489 miles [787 km] to the south southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Claremont.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Claremont [Snohomish County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Claremont is located in Fayette County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Claremont.

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.

  • Cornish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cornish Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
    • Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
    • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
    • Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Crescent Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
    • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Downers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
    • Downers is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Greenbush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Hemlock Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Nelsons Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Puckershire
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckershire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckershire
    • Puckershire is located in Sullivan County
  • Quaker City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
  • Unity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

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:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Claremont to Concord, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,107 miles [6,609.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Claremont: www.claremontnh.com/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 43.3727, Longitude: -72.3383    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 304.60 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.443 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.641 degrees.









 

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