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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Hill 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 Clover Hill:
    • 39.456213, -77.428875
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Clover Hill is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Clover Hill ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Clover Hill.

Within Maryland, the name Clover Hill is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Lowndes County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Clover Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Clover Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clover Hill lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon 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 New Jersey community of Clover Hill [Hunterdon County].
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Clover Hill [Monmouth County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Belmont County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Clover Hill.
      • Perry County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Perry County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the west of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Clover Hill.
      • Trumbull County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Clover Hill.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Clover Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Washington County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Clover Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Anderson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Clover Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Blount County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Clover Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Clover Hill.
      • Prince William County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Clover Hill.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Clover Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover Hill ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arrowhead is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Charlesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cloverview is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Harmony Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Howards Retreat
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Meadowcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Retreat Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Shookstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shookstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Winter Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winter Run is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Workmans Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill
    • Yellow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Clover Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 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 from Point A (ie- Clover Hill) 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 Clover Hill 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>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 Clover Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4562, Longitude: -77.4289       In this case, the coordinates for Clover Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.086 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.748 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.665 degrees.