Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cliftondale Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cliftondale Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cliftondale Park

• 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 Cliftondale Park:
  • 37.823462, -79.798660
  • 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 Cliftondale Park

• 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 Cliftondale Park 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 Cliftondale Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cliftondale Park ...

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.

• Crane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairlawn is located in Covington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Falling Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Gala
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gala is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
• Healing Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Hooks Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
• Iron Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Longdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Longdale is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Longdale Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Longdale Furnace is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Furnace
  • Maple Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Nicelytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicelytown is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicelytown
  • Rich Patch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch Mines
    (7 miles [11.3 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 northwest)
    • Tinkertown is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown

How Far From Cliftondale Park 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 Cliftondale Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cliftondale Park and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cliftondale Park 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 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 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'