Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clover
- 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 Clover:
- 36.928147, -82.965441
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Clover
- 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 Harlan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Since Clover is near Letcher County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clover ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Clover.
Within Kentucky, the name Clover is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Twin Falls County
- This Clover is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clover that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Clover.
- Valley County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Clover [Valley County].
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- This Clover is located in Alexandria City and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clover that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Clover.
- Halifax County
- This Clover is located in Halifax County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the east of the Clover that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Clover.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Clover is located in Cabell County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clover that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Clover.
- Roane County
- This Clover is located in Roane County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northeast of the Clover that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Clover.
- Tucker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clover [Tucker County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover ...
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.
- Black Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Harlan County
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Chad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Harlan County
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Imperial ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Linefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Lynch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
- Mohawk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Partridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rawhide
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shepherd Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hill
- Shepherd Hill is located in Lee County (VA)
How Far From Clover 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 Clover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clover and extending to:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clover to Harlan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9281, Longitude: -82.9654 In this case, the coordinates for Clover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Clover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Clover 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Clover to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.241 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.866 degrees. |