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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:
    • 40.047294, -80.857589
    • 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 Claremont
  • 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Since Claremont is near Marshall County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Claremont

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Claremont.

Within Ohio, the name Claremont is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 24 communities that are located 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 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This Claremont is located in Catron County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the west of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the south southwest of the Claremont that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Claremont lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Belmont County.
    • 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 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 286 miles [460.3 km] to the southeast of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south of the Claremont that is located in Belmont 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.

  • Anvil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Anvil is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blainesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blainesville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crescent is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Echo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Fairpoint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Western
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Great Western is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
  • Homeside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeside is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeside
  • Jacobsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
  • Key
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Key is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
  • Kinsman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinsman is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
  • Provident
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Provident is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
  • Riverview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sunset Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights

How Far From Claremont to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Claremont to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Claremont) 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 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>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.
<6>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0473, Longitude: -80.8576       In this case, the coordinates for Claremont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.136 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.168 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.953 degrees.