RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Mexico >> Catron County >> Claremont >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico


The Commemorative Quarter for New Mexico







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:
    • 33.411172, -108.779784
    • 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 Mexico, the name Claremont is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, 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 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 515 miles [828.8 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Catron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Claremont.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Claremont is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan 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 York
      • Westchester County
      • This Claremont is located in Westchester County and lies 1,977 miles [3,181.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Claremont lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Claremont is located in Belmont County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the east of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km] to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Catron 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.

  • Blue
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Vista
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Vista
    • Blue Vista is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Charlie Moore Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie Moore Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Moore Place
    • Charlie Moore Place is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Mule Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Potato Patch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Patch
    • Potato Patch is located in Catron County
  • Reserve
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Willow Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Mountain
    • Willow Mountain is located in Catron County

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 community 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:

  • Reserve, which is the Seat of Catron County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Claremont to Reserve, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,115 miles [13,059.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claremont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 33.4112, Longitude: -108.7798       In this case, the coordinates for Claremont 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 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 328.602 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.849 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.426 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024