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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 Heights:
37.295415, -79.911705
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Waymarking ...
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We found five communities that are also named Clifton Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Clifton Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
This Clifton Heights is located in Plymouth County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Clifton Heights.
Missouri
Saint Louis City
This Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Clifton Heights.
New York
Erie County
This Clifton Heights is located in Erie County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Clifton Heights.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Clifton Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Clifton Heights.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
This Clifton Heights is located in Delaware County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Clifton Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifton Heights ...
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.
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 Clifton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifton Heights and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clifton Heights 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Clifton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2954, Longitude: -79.9117 In this case, the coordinates for Clifton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.654 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.207 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.482 degrees.