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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 36.832159, -78.733747
- 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
- 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.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Clover.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Alexandria City
- This Clover is located in Alexandria City and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Clover.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Clover is located in Fayette County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Clover.
- Idaho
- Twin Falls County
- This Clover is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax 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
- Harlan County
- This Clover is located in Harlan County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Clover.
- Nevada
- Elko 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 Nevada community of Clover [Elko County].
- North Carolina
- Polk 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 North Carolina community of Clover [Polk County].
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Clover is located in Clermont County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Clover.
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Clover [Malheur County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Clover is located in Lawrence County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Clover.
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Clover is located in York County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Clover.
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This Clover is located in Tooele County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Clover.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Clover is located in Cabell County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax 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
- Manitowoc County
- This Clover is located in Manitowoc County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clover that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Clover.
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.
- Clays Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clays Mill
- From Clover to Clays Mill
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Dryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Kings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
- Mulberry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Neals Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Halifax County
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Public Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Public Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
- Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Clover and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clover to Halifax, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 36.8322, Longitude: -78.7337 |
| <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 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 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.978 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.366 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.159 degrees. |
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