Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cliffyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cliffyville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cliffyville

• 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 Cliffyville:
  • 39.706184, -81.332339
  • 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 Cliffyville

• 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Since Cliffyville is near Monroe County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Cliffyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cliffyville ...

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.

• Elk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Elk is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
• Flag
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flag is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
• Gem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gem is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Harriettsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harriettsville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
• Hartshorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
• Jacobsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Lewisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Road Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Road Fork is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
• Steamtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Steamtown is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
• Sycamore Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Cliffyville once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cliffyville and extending to:

• Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cliffyville to Caldwell, 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'