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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claremont
- 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:
- 35.009519, -85.259956
- 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
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Claremont is near Walker County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Claremont ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Claremont.
Within Tennessee, the name Claremont is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, 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 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton 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 1,838 miles [2,958 km] to the west of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Claremont.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Claremont is located in Catawba County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Claremont.
- Nova Scotia
- This Claremont lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Claremont is located in Arlington County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east northeast of the Claremont that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Claremont.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- California
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.
- Bushtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cannon Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County (GA)
- Castle Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Cloud Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Mission Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Piney Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
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- Poindexter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Regency Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Poindexter 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:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Claremont to Nashville, 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 526 miles [846.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 35.0095, Longitude: -85.2600 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.822 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.33 degrees. |