Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cloverly Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloverly Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cloverly Farms
- 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 Farms:
- 40.169600, -75.157000
- 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 Cloverly Farms
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Cloverly Farms is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloverly Farms ...
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.
- Carpenters Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Dublin Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Dublin Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Heaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Jamestown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Maple Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Glen <2>
- Maple Glen Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Meetinghouse Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Pheasant Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Robert Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
- Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
- Rose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Saw Mill Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saw Mill Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Tuns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <2>
- Pheasant Knoll
How Far From Cloverly Farms 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 Cloverly Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cloverly Farms and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cloverly Farms to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cloverly Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cloverly Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloverly Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1696, Longitude: -75.1570 In this case, the coordinates for Cloverly Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cloverly Farms 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 306.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.399 degrees. |