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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 Clermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clermont 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 Clermont:
    • 42.085090, -73.827075
    • 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 Clermont
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Clermont is near Dutchess County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Clermont

Communities Also Named Clermont ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Clermont.

Within New York, the name Clermont is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Clermont is located in New Castle County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Clermont.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Clermont is located in Lake County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Clermont.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Clermont is located in Hall County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Clermont.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Clermont is located in Marion County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Clermont.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette County
      • This Clermont is located in Fayette County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the west of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clermont.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Clermont [Montgomery County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Clermont is located in Bullitt County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Clermont.
    • Montana
      • Custer 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 Montana community of Clermont [Custer County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Clermont is located in Burlington County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Clermont.
      • Cape May County
      • This Clermont is located in Cape May County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south southwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Clermont.
    • Oklahoma
      • Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Clermont [Canadian County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • This Clermont is located in McKean County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Clermont.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Clermont lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.
    • Quebec
      • This Clermont lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clermont that is located in Columbia County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clermont ...

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 Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Canoe Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Canoe Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Churchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Cokertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • College Park is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Flatbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flatbush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
  • High Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • High Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Mount Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Forge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
  • Quarryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Red Hook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Hook Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Hook Mills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook Mills
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Upper Red Hook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Veteran
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Veteran is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran

How Far From Clermont 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 Clermont to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clermont to Hudson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Clermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Clermont 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clermont 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 Clermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0851, Longitude: -73.8271       In this case, the coordinates for Clermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.68 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.444 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.955 degrees.