Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Cliff:
  • 37.963729, -80.623974
  • 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 Rock Cliff

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Rock Cliff is near Nicholas County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Rock Cliff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock 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 wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cornstalk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornstalk is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornstalk
• Crag
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crag is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
• Dennis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Duo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Duo is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Farmdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Leslie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Meadow Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
• Orient Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
• Sunlight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight

How Far From Rock Cliff 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 Rock 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 Rock Cliff and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Cliff to Lewisburg, 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, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'