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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clover Park 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 Park:
    • 47.160376, -122.520573
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
    • Since Clover Park is near Thurston County and also King County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King 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 Park

Communities Also Named Clover Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Clover Park.

Within Washington, the name Clover Park is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Clover Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Clover Park is located in Berks County and lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<1> to the east of the Clover Park that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Clover Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clover Park ...

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.

  • Fern Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Lake City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pioneer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Ponders Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ponders Corner is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders Corner
  • Sunset Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • University Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Clover Park to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Clover Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1604, Longitude: -122.5206    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.008 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.563 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.915 degrees.