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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montclair
- 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:
- 34.777897, -82.287896
- 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
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Montclair is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Montclair ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Montclair.
Within South Carolina, the name Montclair is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Alameda County
- This Montclair is located in Alameda County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the west of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Montclair is located in Fayette County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northwest of the Montclair that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Montclair.
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Montclair is located in Cumberland County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east of the Montclair that is located in Greenville 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 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east northeast of the Montclair that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Montclair.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
- Fern Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Heritage Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
- Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
- Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Summerwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Sunset Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Walkers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
- Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
- Woodhedge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Woodwinds
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
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:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Montclair to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.7779, Longitude: -82.2879 In this case, the coordinates for Montclair 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 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 311.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.445 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.198 degrees. |