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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 Clifton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights:
    • 39.135615, -84.524943
    • 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 Clifton Heights
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Clifton Heights is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Clifton Heights

Communities Also Named Clifton Heights ...

We found five communities that are also named Clifton Heights.

Within Ohio, the name Clifton Heights is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Clifton Heights is located in Plymouth County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clifton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Clifton Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west of the Clifton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Clifton Heights.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Clifton Heights is located in Erie County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clifton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Clifton Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Clifton Heights is located in Delaware County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east of the Clifton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Clifton Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Clifton Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Clifton Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Clifton Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifton Heights ...

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.

  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Cyclorama Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cyclorama Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclorama Heights
  • English Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • English Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Woods
  • Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Idlewild is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Ivorydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivorydale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale
  • Ivorydale Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivorydale Junction is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivorydale Junction
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Lincoln Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Little Bethlehem
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
  • Little Buck ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
  • Over-The-Rhine
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
  • Price Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Price Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
  • Walnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Clifton Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton Heights) 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 Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1356, Longitude: -84.5249       In this case, the coordinates for Clifton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.44 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.659 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.899 degrees.