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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Cloverview.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cloverview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverview 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 Cloverview:
    • 39.462324, -77.422208<1>
    • 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 Cloverview
  • 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 Cloverview 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 Cloverview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverview ...

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 southeast)
    • Arrowhead is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Charlesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Charlesville is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Christophers Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Christophers Crossing is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
  • Clover Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Clover Hill is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cloverdale is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Deer Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Ridge is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
  • Fountain Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Rock is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
  • Harmony Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harmony Grove is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Howards Retreat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Howards Retreat is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Springs is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Meadowcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowcrest is also located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain View is also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Retreat Grove ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Retreat Grove was located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Grove
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rosedale is also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is also 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 also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Winpenny Tell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Winpenny Tell is also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
    • Workmans Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Workmans Mill is also 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 also located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

How Far From Cloverview to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Cloverview to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cloverview 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 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two 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 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Cloverview:
     Decimal: 39.46232, -77.422208
     DDMMSS: 39° 27' 44", -77° 25' 19"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cloverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cloverview 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 Cloverview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4623, Longitude: -77.4222       In this case, the coordinates for Cloverview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.082 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.744 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.66 degrees.