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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Hill 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 Hill:
    • 38.116802, -78.483345
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clover Hill
  • 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
    • Since Clover Hill is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Clover Hill

Communities Also Named Clover Hill ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Clover Hill.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Clover Hill.

Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Prince William County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Clover Hill.
    • Rockingham County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Clover Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Lowndes County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Clover Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Clover Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Clover Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clover Hill lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon 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 Clover Hill [Hunterdon County].
      • Monmouth 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 Clover Hill [Monmouth County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Belmont County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Clover Hill.
      • Perry County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Perry County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Clover Hill.
      • Trumbull County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Clover Hill.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Clover Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Washington County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Clover Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Anderson County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Clover Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Blount County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Clover Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover Hill ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Branchland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Branchland is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
  • Chapel Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Earlysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fieldbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Hickory Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hydraulic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Ivy Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ivy Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
    • Little Clover Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
    • Mallard Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
    • Mill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Proffit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
    • Raintree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Raintree is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Squire Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill

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

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Clover Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Clover Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hill 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>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 Clover Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1168, Longitude: -78.4833       In this case, the coordinates for Clover Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.337 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.609 degrees.