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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 Cloverly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverly 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 Cloverly:
- 39.108164, -76.997755
- 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 Cloverly
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Cloverly is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Cloverly
Communities Also Named Cloverly ...
We found one communities that are also named Cloverly.
Within Maryland, the name Cloverly is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Cloverly in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Cloverly is located in Weld County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverly that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Cloverly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverly ...
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.
- Burnt Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Camelback Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Castlegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- English Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fairknoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Foxhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Glenallen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Green Castle Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gum Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Holly House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Homecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Knightsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Lime Kiln Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Lutes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
- Manor Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Manor Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Maydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maydale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quaint Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rocky Brook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Saddle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
How Far From Cloverly 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 Cloverly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cloverly and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cloverly to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 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- Cloverly) 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 Cloverly 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 Cloverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1082, Longitude: -76.9978 In this case, the coordinates for Cloverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.43 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.616 degrees. |
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