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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 Clover Field, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Field and the surrounding area.
- 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 Field:
- 39.613439, -76.474687
- 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 Clover Field
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Clover Field is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Clover Field
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover Field ...
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.
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Coventry Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
- Deer Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Greenfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Highfield Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
- Hunt Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Madonna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Madonna Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
- Midsummer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
- Quail Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
- Quiet Inheritance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Rolling Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Spooners Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spooners Creek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Creek
- Spring Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Stirrup Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
How Far From Clover Field 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 Clover Field to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clover Field and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Clover Field to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clover Field) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Field 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 Clover Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6134, Longitude: -76.4747 In this case, the coordinates for Clover Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.508 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.194 degrees. |
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