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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 Montclair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montclair 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 Montclair:
    • 40.825560, -74.207747
    • 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
  • 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.

Within New Jersey, the name Montclair is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Montclair is located in Jefferson County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Montclair.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Montclair is located in Alameda County and lies 2,540 miles [4,087.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex 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 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the west of the Montclair that is located in Essex 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
      • Lake County
      • This Montclair is located in Lake County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Montclair.
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Montclair is located in Richmond County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Montclair.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Montclair is located in Hendricks County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Montclair.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Montclair is located in Fayette County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex 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 618 miles [994.6 km] to the west southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Montclair.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Montclair is located in Norfolk County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Montclair.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Montclair is located in Cumberland County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Montclair.
      • Davidson County
      • This Montclair is located in Davidson County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Montclair.
      • Onslow County
      • This Montclair is located in Onslow County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the south southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Montclair.
      • Scotland County
      • This Montclair is located in Scotland County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Montclair.
      • Wilson County
      • This Montclair is located in Wilson County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the south southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Montclair.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Montclair is located in Greenville County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Montclair.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Montclair is located in Washington County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Montclair.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Montclair is located in Prince William County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Montclair that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Montclair.

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.

  • Ampere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ampere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampere
    • Ampere is located in Essex County
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Great Notch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
    • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Kingsland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Bergen County
  • Lake View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Passaic County
  • Little Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Meadow Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
    • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Nutley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Essex County
  • Roseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Essex County

How Far From Montclair 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 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:

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Montclair to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.8256, Longitude: -74.2077    
<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 306.051 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.658 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.701 degrees.









 

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