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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 Cloverville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverville 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 Cloverville:
    • 43.190572, -86.165333
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cloverville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cloverville ...

We found one communities that share the name Cloverville.

Within Michigan, the name Cloverville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Cloverville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cloverville lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cloverville that is located in Muskegon County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverville ...

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.

  • Clark Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
    • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
  • Ferrysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <3>
  • Fruitport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
    • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <3>
  • Grand Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kellys Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
    • Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
  • Moorland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Muskegon County
  • Rosy Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosy Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
    • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
  • Snug Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Twin Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
    • Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <3>
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County

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

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

  • Muskegon, which is the Seat of Muskegon County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cloverville to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cloverville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Muskegon County: www.co.muskegon.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cloverville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloverville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1906, Longitude: -86.1653       In this case, the coordinates for Cloverville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cloverville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.439 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.386 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.432 degrees.









 

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