Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cloverfields:
  • 38.997334, -76.303845
  • 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 Cloverfields

• 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Since Cloverfields is near Kent County and also Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Cloverfields

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverfields ...

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.

• Bridge View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bridge View is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge View
• Chester
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Dominion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dominion is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
• Harborview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harborview is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
• Kangaroo Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kangaroo Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangaroo Beach
• Kent Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kent Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cove
• Love Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Love Point is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Point
• Narrows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Sharktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharktown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharktown
• Stevensville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stevensville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <1>
• Walnut Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Shores is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shores

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cloverfields and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cloverfields to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west (W). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'