Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clemma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clemma and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clemma

• 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 Clemma:
  • 38.630361, -82.199590
  • 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 Clemma

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Clemma is near Mason County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Clemma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clemma ...

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.

• Angel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Angel is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Apple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Clover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Crown City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Good Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Holiday Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Leaper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leaper is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
• Moody ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Pondlick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pondlick is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondlick
• Raccoon Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Swan Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Clemma once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clemma and extending to:

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Clemma to Gallipolis, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'