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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 Cloverleaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf:
    • 34.780645, -86.952229
    • 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 Cloverleaf
  • 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Since Cloverleaf is near Colbert County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Cloverleaf

Communities Also Named Cloverleaf ...

We found seven communities that are also named Cloverleaf.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Cloverleaf.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Lee County
      • This Cloverleaf is located in Lee County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cloverleaf that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Cloverleaf.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Cloverleaf is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverleaf that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cloverleaf.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cloverleaf [Madison County].
      • Rock Island County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cloverleaf [Rock Island County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Cloverleaf lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cloverleaf that is located in Limestone County.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cloverleaf [Henry County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Cloverleaf is located in Harris County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cloverleaf that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Cloverleaf.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverleaf ...

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.

  • Bonnie Doone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Farmview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmview is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
  • Glenn Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hills is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Holland Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holland Place is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
  • Indian Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
  • Mayflower
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mayflower is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Tanner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tanner Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cloverleaf to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Cloverleaf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Cloverleaf 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cloverleaf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7806, Longitude: -86.9522       In this case, the coordinates for Cloverleaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.839 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.65 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.082 degrees.