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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 Clover Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Hollow 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 Clover Hollow:
    • 40.657725, -111.908547
    • 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 Hollow
  • 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 Clover Hollow ...

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.

  • Best View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Best View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Bridlewalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridlewalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
    • Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
  • Coral Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
    • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cottonwood Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
    • Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
  • Emerald Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
    • Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
  • Erin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
    • Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Fisher Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
    • Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
  • Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Salt Lake County
  • Indian Wells
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
    • Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
  • Landings at Riverbend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings at Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
    • Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
  • Liberty ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
  • Majestic Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
    • Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
      • Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Misty Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
      • Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Murray
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
      • Murray has also been known as:
      • Murray City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
    • Normandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Ridge Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
      • Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
    • Stevenson Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
      • Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sunstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
      • Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Twin Willows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
      • Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Valley Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
    • Village Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
      • Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Xanadu
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xanadu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
      • Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Clover Hollow and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clover Hollow to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clover Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6577, Longitude: -111.9085       In this case, the coordinates for Clover Hollow 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 Clover Hollow 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 331.928 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.481 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.786 degrees.









 

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