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we pass this GPS location for Clifford:
41.648969, -75.598798
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We found 21 communities that share the name Clifford.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Clifford.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Snyder County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Clifford [Snyder County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Lincoln County
This Clifford is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<2> to the west of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Clifford.
Illinois
Williamson County
This Clifford is located in Williamson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Clifford.
Indiana
Bartholomew County
This Clifford is located in Bartholomew County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Clifford.
Kansas
Smith County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clifford [Smith County].
Kentucky
Lawrence County
This Clifford is located in Lawrence County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Clifford.
Louisiana
Webster Parish
This Clifford is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Clifford.
Maryland
Baltimore City
This Clifford is located in Baltimore City and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Clifford.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Clifford is located in Bristol County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the east of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Clifford.
Michigan
Lapeer County
This Clifford is located in Lapeer County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Clifford.
Minnesota
Becker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Clifford [Becker County].
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Clifford is located in Bolivar County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Clifford.
Missouri
Polk County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Clifford [Polk County].
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Clifford.
New York
Oswego County
This Clifford is located in Oswego County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Clifford.
North Dakota
Traill County
This Clifford is located in Traill County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Clifford.
Ohio
Scioto County
This Clifford is located in Scioto County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Clifford.
Ontario
This Clifford lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
Texas
Collingsworth County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Clifford [Collingsworth County].
Virginia
Amherst County
This Clifford is located in Amherst County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Clifford.
Wisconsin
Lincoln County
This Clifford is located in Lincoln County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Susquehanna County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Clifford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifford ...
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.
Birchtown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Clifford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifford and extending to:
Montrose, which is the Seat of Susquehanna County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clifford to Montrose, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Clifford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clifford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6490, Longitude: -75.5988 In this case, the coordinates for Clifford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Clifford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.803 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.641 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.955 degrees.