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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 Clifford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifford 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 Clifford:
    • 37.643474, -79.022247
    • 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 Clifford
  • 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
    • Since Clifford is near Nelson County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Clifford

Communities Also Named Clifford ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Clifford.

Within Virginia, the name Clifford is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Lincoln County
      • This Clifford is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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.<2> 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 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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.<2> 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 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Clifford.
    • Ontario
      • This Clifford lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Snyder 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 Pennsylvania community of Clifford [Snyder County].
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Clifford is located in Susquehanna County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clifford that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Clifford.
    • Texas
      • Collingsworth 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 Texas community of Clifford [Collingsworth County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • This Clifford is located in Lincoln County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clifford that is located in Amherst 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.

  • Fancy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Kingswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Lanes Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
  • Monitor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monitor is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
  • Piney River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Piney River is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
  • Roseland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roses Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
  • Shady Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
  • Sweet Briar Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Clifford 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 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:

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clifford to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clifford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clifford 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 Clifford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6435, Longitude: -79.0222       In this case, the coordinates for Clifford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.649 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.998 degrees.