Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleaves Fork:
  • 39.132890, -75.787156
  • 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 Cleaves Fork

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Cleaves Fork is near Kent County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Cleaves Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleaves Fork ...

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.

• Bolton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Chapeltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapeltown is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
• Choptank Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Choptank Mills is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Mills
• Downs Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
• Everetts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
• Fords Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fords Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Hourglass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hourglass is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourglass
• Kane Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kane Crossroads is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Crossroads
• Peters Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peters Corners is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Slaughter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slaughter is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
• Templeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Templeville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cleaves Fork and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cleaves Fork to Denton, 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 five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,834 miles [9,388.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'