Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Clover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Clover
- 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 Clover:
- 44.135992, -117.878804
- 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 Clover
- 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 Malheur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- Since Clover is near Baker County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Baker 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Clover ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Clover.
Within Oregon, the name Clover is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Twin Falls County
- This Clover is located in Twin Falls County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clover that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Clover.
- Valley County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Clover [Valley County].
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- This Clover is located in Alexandria City and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km]<1> to the east of the Clover that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Clover.
- Halifax County
- This Clover is located in Halifax County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km] to the east of the Clover that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Clover.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Clover is located in Cabell County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the east of the Clover that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Clover.
- Roane County
- This Clover is located in Roane County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km] to the east of the Clover that is located in Malheur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Clover.
- Tucker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Clover [Tucker County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover ...
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.
- Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Dell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Harper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <5>
- Harper Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Junction
- Harper Junction is located in Malheur County
- Humboldt Basin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Basin
- Humboldt Basin is located in Malheur County
- Ironside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
- Ironside is located in Malheur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironside <5>
- Little Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Malheur County
- Warm Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Malheur County
- Willowcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Willowcreek is located in Malheur County
How Far From Clover 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 Clover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Clover once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Clover and extending to:
- Vale, which is the Seat of Malheur County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clover to Vale, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1360, Longitude: -117.8788 In this case, the coordinates for Clover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Clover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Clover 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Clover to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.719 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.148 degrees. |