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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 Eagle Cliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Cliff 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 Eagle Cliff:
    • 41.498375, -81.959586
    • 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 Eagle Cliff
  • 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 Cuyahoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
    • Since Eagle Cliff is near Lorain County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Eagle Cliff

Communities Also Named Eagle Cliff ...

We found two communities that are also named Eagle Cliff.

Within Ohio, the name Eagle Cliff is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eagle Cliff that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Eagle Cliff.
    • Washington
      • Wahkiakum County
      • This Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eagle Cliff that is located in Cuyahoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Eagle Cliff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Cliff ...

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.

  • Birds Nest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
  • Fields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Folger is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Lake Breeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
  • River Edge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Rockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rocky River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Short Line Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
  • Trinity ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Twin Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Cliff to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Cliff) 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 Eagle Cliff 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 Eagle Cliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4984, Longitude: -81.9596       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.101 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.95 degrees.