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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:
    • 38.451851, -79.030311
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Hill ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Clover Hill.

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

Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Albemarle County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Clover Hill.
    • Prince William County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Clover Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Clover Hill is located in Lowndes County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Clover Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Clover Hill lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clover Hill that is located in Rockingham 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.

  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Augusta County
  • Green Mount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lilly
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Montezuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Rockingham County
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Augusta County
  • New Erection
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rushville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rushville
    • From Clover Hill to Rushville
  • Singers Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparkling Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
    • Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Spring Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stokesville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
    • Union Springs is located in Rockingham County

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:

  • Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Clover Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clover Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clover Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4519, Longitude: -79.0303       In this case, the coordinates for Clover Hill 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 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>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Clover Hill 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 309.094 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.741 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.718 degrees.




 

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