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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 Clifdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifdale 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 Clifdale:
    • 35.061552, -79.015307
    • 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 Clifdale
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Clifdale is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Clifdale

Communities Also Named Clifdale ...

We found one communities that are also named Clifdale.

Within North Carolina, the name Clifdale is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Clifdale in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • This Clifdale is located in Alleghany County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clifdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Clifdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifdale ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Ducks Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
  • Emerald Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Glenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Hermitage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hickory Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lake Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Shadowlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
  • Summer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Summer is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
  • Waters Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
  • Winter Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Clifdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clifdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Clifdale to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifdale) 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 Clifdale 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 Clifdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0616, Longitude: -79.0153       In this case, the coordinates for Clifdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.178 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.332 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.85 degrees.