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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 Clinchco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinchco 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 Clinchco:
- 37.160953, -82.358762
- 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 Clinchco
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Clinchco is near Buchanan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Clinchco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinchco ...
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.
- Birchleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Fork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Fork
- Kettlecamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kettlecamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
- Longfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longfork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfork
- Mart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mart is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Nancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Open Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Open Fork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Fork
- Tarpon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tiny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiny is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiny
How Far From Clinchco 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 town such as Clinchco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clinchco and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clinchco to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Clinchco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clinchco 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 Clinchco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1610, Longitude: -82.3588 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.114 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.542 degrees. |
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