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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cleveland
- 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:
- 36.944107, -82.152514
- 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
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Cleveland is near Letcher County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cleveland ...
We found 48 communities that share the name Cleveland.
Within Virginia, the name Cleveland is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 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 Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Cleveland is located in Blount County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell 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 382 miles [614.8 km] to the southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cleveland [Mobile County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cleveland.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Cleveland is located in Bolivar County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell 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 476 miles [766 km] to the southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Cleveland.
- Missouri
- Montana
- 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
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Cleveland lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Cleveland lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Cleveland is located in Greenville County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Cleveland.
- Oconee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cleveland [Oconee County].
- Tennessee
- 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 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cleveland that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Cleveland.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 9,799 miles [15,770 km]<1> to the west southwest
- - Queensland
- Distance: 9,173 miles [14,762.5 km] to the west
- Australia
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.
- Carrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Counts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Gravel Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
- Hazel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jessees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Pondtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Stone Bruise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bruise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise
- Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
- Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Cleveland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town 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:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cleveland to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cleveland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- 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: 36.9441, Longitude: -82.1525 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.991 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.684 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.521 degrees. |