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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 Cliftonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cliftonville 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 Cliftonville:
    • 33.235679, -88.425039
    • 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 Cliftonville
  • 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
    • Since Cliftonville is near Lowndes County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Cliftonville

Communities Also Named Cliftonville ...

We found two communities that are also named Cliftonville.

Within Mississippi, the name Cliftonville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Union County
      • This Cliftonville is located in Union County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cliftonville that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cliftonville.
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Cliftonville is located in Nash County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cliftonville that is located in Noxubee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Cliftonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cliftonville ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crow is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Deerbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Grantsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Pickens Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
  • Pickensville Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
  • Plantersville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plum Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
  • Prairie Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
  • Ravine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
  • Shavers ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shavers is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trinity is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • X-Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • X-Prairie is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie

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

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cliftonville to Macon, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cliftonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cliftonville 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 Cliftonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2357, Longitude: -88.4250       In this case, the coordinates for Cliftonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.64 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.364 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.01 degrees.