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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.
- 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:
- 35.814922, -77.940739
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Cliftonville is near Wilson County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 North Carolina, the name Cliftonville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cliftonville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cliftonville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cliftonville that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee 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.
- Dew Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dew Field is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
- Dunn Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Elizabeth Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elm City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finch Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
- High Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sandy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Stoneybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- White Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Fox is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Cliftonville 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 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:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cliftonville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cliftonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 35.8149, Longitude: -77.9407 In this case, the coordinates for Cliftonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.193 degrees. |
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