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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 Clifftop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifftop 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 Clifftop:
- 37.771122, -81.12154
- 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 Clifftop
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Clifftop is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Clifftop
Communities Also Named Clifftop ...
We found one communities that are also named Clifftop.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Clifftop.
Beyond West Virginia.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Fayette County
- This Clifftop is located in Fayette County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clifftop that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clifftop.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifftop ...
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.
- Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Jay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Jay is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Crow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Daniels
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Piney View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Shady Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Terry Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
How Far From Clifftop 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 Clifftop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifftop and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Clifftop to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clifftop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Clifftop 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 Clifftop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7711, Longitude: -81.1215 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.831 degrees. |
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