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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 Cloverport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverport 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 Cloverport:
    • 37.831071, -86.628461
    • 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 Cloverport
  • 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
    • Since Cloverport is near Perry County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Cloverport

Communities Also Named Cloverport ...

We found one communities that are also named Cloverport.

Within Kentucky, the name Cloverport is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Cloverport in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Hardeman County
      • This Cloverport is located in Hardeman County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cloverport that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Cloverport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverport ...

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.

  • Chambers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chambers is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Codyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Codyville is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
  • Dukes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dukes is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
  • Floral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Floral is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Mystic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Sample
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sample is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
  • Skillman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Skillman is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
  • Sunny Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Corner is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Corner
  • Tar Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
  • Tell City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cloverport to Hardinsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 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- Cloverport) 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 Cloverport 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 Cloverport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8311, Longitude: -86.6285       In this case, the coordinates for Cloverport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.751 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.975 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.206 degrees.