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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 Saint Clair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair:
    • 37.238138, -81.319998
    • 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 Saint Clair
  • 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 Saint Clair ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Saint Clair.

Within Virginia, the name Saint Clair is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Elmore County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Saint Clair.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Lowndes County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Saint Clair.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden 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 Arkansas community of Saint Clair [Crittenden County].
    • Georgia
      • Burke County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Burke County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Saint Clair.
    • 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 Saint Clair [Montgomery County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Saint Clair.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Saint Clair.
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Saint Clair.
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Saint Clair [Ramsey County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Franklin County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Clair.
      • Jackson 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 Missouri community of Saint Clair [Jackson County].
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • 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 Montana community of Saint Clair [Cascade County].
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope 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 Nebraska community of Saint Clair [Antelope County].
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Churchill County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Saint Clair.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Saint Clair.
      • Columbiana 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 Ohio community of Saint Clair [Columbiana County].
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Clair [Muskingum 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 Saint Clair.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Allegheny County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Saint Clair.
      • Beaver County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Beaver County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Saint Clair.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Schuylkill County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Saint Clair.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Westmoreland County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the north northeast of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Saint Clair.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Saint Clair.
      • Rhea County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Rhea County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Saint Clair.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Saint Clair is located in Thurston County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Clair that is located in Tazewell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Saint Clair.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Clair ...

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.

  • Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
    • Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Big Vein
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Vein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Vein
    • Big Vein is located in Tazewell County
  • Bluestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
    • Bluestone is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Brush Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Fork
    • Brush Fork is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Coopers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Cove Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
    • Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
  • Falls Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
  • Hales Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Bottom
    • Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County
  • Pocahontas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Sam
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
    • Sam is located in Tazewell County
  • Yards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
    • Yards is located in Tazewell County

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

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

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Clair to Tazewell, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Clair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Clair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Clair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2381, Longitude: -81.3200       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Clair 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 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 Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair, 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 Saint Clair 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 310.491 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.155 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.084 degrees.




 

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