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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 Wickliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickliffe and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wickliffe:
    • 39.166215, -77.892218
    • 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 Wickliffe
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Wickliffe is near Jefferson County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Wickliffe

Communities Also Named Wickliffe ...

We found six communities that are also named Wickliffe.

Within Virginia, the name Wickliffe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Crawford County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Crawford County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wickliffe.
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Ballard County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Wickliffe.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Wickliffe is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Wickliffe.
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Lake County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wickliffe.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Mahoning County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northwest of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Wickliffe.
    • Oklahoma
      • Mayes County
      • This Wickliffe is located in Mayes County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wickliffe that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Wickliffe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickliffe ...

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.

  • Castlemans Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
  • Horse Shoe Curve
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
  • Lewisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lockes Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
  • Longwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Longwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Murphys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
  • Rockcroft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockcroft is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft
  • Spout Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spout Run is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
  • Stringtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stringtown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sunny Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunny Ridge is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Ridge
  • Top Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Top Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
  • Treadwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Treadwell is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
  • Wheatland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Wickliffe to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wickliffe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wickliffe to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 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 from Point A (ie- Wickliffe) 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 Wickliffe 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 Wickliffe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1662, Longitude: -77.8922       In this case, the coordinates for Wickliffe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.038 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.974 degrees.