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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 Cleveland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cleveland 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 Cleveland:
    • 35.070561, -82.517824
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cleveland
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cleveland ...

We found 48 communities that share the name Cleveland.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Cleveland.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 44 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Cleveland, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Oconee 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 South Carolina community of Cleveland [Oconee County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Cleveland is located in Blount County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cleveland.
      • Fayette County
      • This Cleveland is located in Fayette County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cleveland.
      • Mobile 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 Alabama community of Cleveland [Mobile County].
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Cleveland is located in Conway County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Cleveland.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Cleveland.
    • Florida
      • Charlotte County
      • This Cleveland is located in Charlotte County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the south of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Cleveland.
    • Georgia
      • White County
      • This Cleveland is located in White County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Cleveland.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham 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 Idaho community of Cleveland [Bingham County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Cleveland is located in Franklin County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cleveland.
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • This Cleveland is located in Henry County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Cleveland.
    • Indiana
      • Hancock County
      • This Cleveland is located in Hancock County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Cleveland.
    • Iowa
      • Lucas 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 Iowa community of Cleveland [Lucas County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Cleveland [Butler County].
      • Cowley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cleveland [Cowley County].
      • Kingman 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 Kansas community of Cleveland [Kingman County].
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cleveland [Logan County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette 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 Kentucky community of Cleveland [Fayette County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Cleveland is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Cleveland.
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan 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 Michigan community of Cleveland [Cheboygan County].
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Cleveland is located in Le Sueur County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Cleveland.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Cleveland is located in Bolivar County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Cleveland.
      • Kemper County
      • This Cleveland is located in Kemper County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Cleveland.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Cleveland is located in Cass County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Cleveland.
    • Montana
      • Blaine County
      • This Cleveland is located in Blaine County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Cleveland.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt 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 Nebraska community of Cleveland [Holt County].
      • Platte County
      • This community is historic and although located in Platte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Cleveland.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine 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 Nevada community of Cleveland [White Pine County].
    • New Mexico
      • Mora County
      • This Cleveland is located in Mora County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Cleveland.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Cleveland is located in Oswego County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Cleveland.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Cleveland is located in Rowan County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Cleveland.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Cleveland is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Cleveland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cleveland lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the north of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Cleveland.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee County
      • This Cleveland is located in Pawnee County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Cleveland.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Cleveland is located in Douglas County and lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cleveland.
    • Quebec
      • This Cleveland lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Cleveland is located in Bradley County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Cleveland.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • Although located in Austin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Cleveland.
      • Coleman County
      • This Cleveland is located in Coleman County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<2> to the west of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Cleveland.
      • Liberty County
      • This Cleveland is located in Liberty County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Cleveland.
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • This Cleveland is located in Emery County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Cleveland.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Cleveland is located in Russell County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Cleveland.
    • Washington
      • Klickitat County
      • This Cleveland is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Cleveland.
    • West Virginia
      • Webster County
      • This Cleveland is located in Webster County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Cleveland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Cleveland.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Tasmania
      • Distance: 9,727 miles [15,654.1 km]<2> to the west southwest
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 9,139 miles [14,707.8 km] to the west

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleveland ...

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.

  • Cedar Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
    • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <5>
  • Chestnut Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
    • Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County
  • Cross Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Cross Plains is located in Greenville County
  • Dacusville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dacusville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
    • Dacusville is located in Pickens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dacusville
    • From Cleveland to Dacusville
  • Gap Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Creek
    • Gap Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Liberia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
    • Liberia is located in Pickens County
  • Little Texas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Little Texas is located in Greenville County
  • Locust Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
  • Pumpkintown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
    • Pumpkintown is located in Pickens County
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Greenville County
  • Sunny Slopes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slopes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
    • Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
  • Terry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Greenville County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Terry Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
      • Terry Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Tigerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Travelers Rest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
      • Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County

How Far From Cleveland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cleveland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cleveland to Greenville, with an average speed<7> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cleveland 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 '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- Cleveland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cleveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0706, Longitude: -82.5178    
<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 Cleveland, 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 Cleveland 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 311.195 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.647 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.208 degrees.