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Cedar Cliff, West Virginia |
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Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits, odds 'n ends for Cedar Cliff.
This page contains three sections:
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How Far From Cedar Cliff 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 Cedar Cliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cedar Cliff to:
- Keyser [Map], which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the Southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Cliff to Keyser, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston [Map], which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the West Southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the East Southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<6>
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Communities Also Named Cedar Cliff ...
We have found 5 communities that share the name Cedar Cliff.
While the name Cedar Cliff is unique within West Virginia, we know of another 5 communities with the same name in the United States.
Communities Outside of West Virginia
Georgia
Towns County
Our profile page for Cedar Cliff, Towns County [Map]
Distance: About 420 miles [675.9 km] to the Southwest
Maryland
Allegany County
Our profile page for Cedar Cliff, Allegany County [Map]
Distance: About Less than 2 miles to the North
New York
Orange County
Our profile page for Cedar Cliff, Orange County [Map]
Distance: About 288 miles [463.5 km] to the East Northeast
North Carolina
Alamance County
Our profile page for Cedar Cliff, Alamance County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<7>
Although located in Alamance County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.
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Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
Our profile page for Cedar Cliff, Cumberland County [Map]
Distance: About 109 miles [175.4 km] to the East Northeast
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Cliff ...
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 talk about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Cliff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/ The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance that starts in Cedar Cliff. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Cliff) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Cliff. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5973, Longitude: -78.8095 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <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. - Return to Citation |
| <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 Cedar Cliff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.907 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.702 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.208 degrees. - Return to Citation |
| <7> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cedar Cliff could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.- Return to Citation |
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