Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clipper Mills:
  • 38.763693, -82.209313
  • 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 Clipper Mills

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Clipper Mills is near Mason County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Clipper Mills

Communities Also Named Clipper Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Clipper Mills.

Within Ohio, the name Clipper Mills is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Clipper Mills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Butte County
    • This Clipper Mills is located in Butte County and lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clipper Mills that is located in Gallia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Clipper Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clipper Mills ...

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.

• Angel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Angel is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
• Evans Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hedgewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lawnview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lawnview is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
• Mapleshade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapleshade is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
• Meadow Look
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
• Orchard Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Raccoon Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
• Willow Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Clipper Mills 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'