Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Clinchfield:
  • 36.955662, -82.183747
  • 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 Clinchfield

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Clinchfield is near Letcher County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Clinchfield

Communities Also Named Clinchfield ...

We found two communities that are also named Clinchfield.

Within Virginia, the name Clinchfield is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Houston County
    • This Clinchfield is located in Houston County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clinchfield that is located in Russell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Clinchfield.
  • North Carolina
    • McDowell County
    • This Clinchfield is located in McDowell County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south of the Clinchfield that is located in Russell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Clinchfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinchfield ...

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.

• Carrie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
• Counts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Counts is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Fullers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fullers is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Gravel Lick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• Hazel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazel is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Jessees Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
• John
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • John is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Pondtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pondtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
• Slabtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spring City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring City is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
• Sun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sun is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clinchfield and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clinchfield to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'