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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 Cloverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverdale 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 Cloverdale:
    • 35.728208, -78.619448
    • 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 Cloverdale
  • 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 Cloverdale ...

We found 61 communities that share the name Cloverdale.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Cloverdale.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 57 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Caldwell County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Cloverdale.
    • Iredell County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Iredell County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Cloverdale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cloverdale.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Cloverdale.
      • Mobile County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Mobile County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cloverdale.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cloverdale.
      • Shelby County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Shelby County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cloverdale.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cloverdale.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Cloverdale.
    • British Columbia
      • This Cloverdale lies 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Shasta County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Cloverdale.
      • Sonoma County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km] to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Cloverdale.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cloverdale.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Chatham County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Cloverdale.
      • Dade County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Dade County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Cloverdale.
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Ada County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Cloverdale.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Cloverdale is located in DuPage County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Cloverdale.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Cloverdale.
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Putnam County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cloverdale.
    • Iowa
      • Osceola County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Osceola County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Cloverdale.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cloverdale.
      • Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Cloverdale [Montgomery County].
      • Reno 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 Kansas community of Cloverdale [Reno County].
      • Saline 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 Kansas community of Cloverdale [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Boyd County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Cloverdale.
      • Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Cloverdale [Franklin County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Cloverdale.
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Cloverdale.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Frederick County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Cloverdale.
      • Harford County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Harford County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cloverdale.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Barry County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Cloverdale.
    • Minnesota
      • Pine County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Pine County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Cloverdale.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Adams County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cloverdale.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Cloverdale.
      • Dallas County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Dallas County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cloverdale.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cloverdale [Nye County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Cloverdale lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 Cloverdale [Camden County].
      • Cumberland 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 Cloverdale [Cumberland County].
    • New Mexico
      • Hidalgo County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Cloverdale [Hidalgo County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cloverdale lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Putnam County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cloverdale.
      • Wood County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Wood County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the north northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cloverdale.
    • Ontario
      • This Cloverdale lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
    • Oregon
      • Deschutes County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Deschutes County and lies 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Cloverdale.
      • Lane County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Lane County and lies 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km] to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Cloverdale.
      • Tillamook County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km] to the west northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Cloverdale.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Anderson County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Cloverdale.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson 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 Tennessee community of Cloverdale [Dickson County].
      • Obion County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Obion County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Cloverdale.
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Cloverdale [Shelby County].
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Cloverdale.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Botetourt County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Cloverdale.
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Cloverdale is located in Chesapeake City and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Cloverdale.
      • Fluvanna County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Fluvanna County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Cloverdale.
      • Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of Cloverdale [Pittsylvania County].
      • Prince William County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Prince William County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north northeast of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Cloverdale.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Cloverdale [Cowlitz County].
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Monroe County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cloverdale.
      • Pleasants County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Cloverdale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Juneau County
      • This Cloverdale is located in Juneau County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cloverdale that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Cloverdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverdale ...

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.

  • Echo Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Heights
    • Echo Heights is located in Wake County
  • Forest Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
    • Forest Landing is located in Wake County
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Wake County
  • Heather Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
    • Heather Hills is located in Wake County
  • Heatheridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
    • Heatheridge is located in Wake County
  • Hillandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale is located in Wake County
  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Wake County
  • Malibu Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
    • Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
  • Maplewood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Forest
    • Maplewood Forest is located in Wake County
  • Rangewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
    • Rangewood is located in Wake County
  • Tiffany Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
    • Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
  • Van Story Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
    • Van Story Hills is located in Wake County

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

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

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cloverdale to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cloverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7282, Longitude: -78.6194       In this case, the coordinates for Cloverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cloverdale 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cloverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cloverdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.942 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.16 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.483 degrees.









 

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