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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 Clifton Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifton Forge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Clifton Forge:
- 37.817007, -79.824173
- 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 Clifton Forge
- 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Clifton Forge is near Botetourt County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Clifton Forge
Communities Also Named Clifton Forge ...
We found one communities that are also named Clifton Forge.
Within Virginia, the name Clifton Forge is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Clifton Forge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Clifton Forge is located in Cumberland County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Clifton Forge that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Clifton Forge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifton Forge ...
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.
- Daggers Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daggers Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggers Springs
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Covington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Gala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hooks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
- Iron Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Longdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longdale Furnace is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Furnace
- Nicelytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicelytown is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicelytown
- Rich Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Patch Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
- Tinkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tinkertown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
How Far From Clifton Forge 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 town such as Clifton Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifton Forge and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clifton Forge to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton Forge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Clifton Forge 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 Clifton Forge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8170, Longitude: -79.8242 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.588 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.271 degrees. |
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