Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holbrook Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holbrook Summit and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holbrook Summit

• 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 Holbrook Summit:
  • 42.165197, -112.453583
  • 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 Holbrook Summit

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Holbrook Summit is near Box Elder County and also Power County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Power 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 Holbrook Summit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holbrook Summit ...

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.

• Cedarhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarhill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhill
• Cherry Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Daniels
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Daniels is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Ireland Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
• Nelson ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Pleasantview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
• Portage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Ridgedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ridgedale is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Stone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone <1>

How Far From Holbrook Summit to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holbrook Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holbrook Summit and extending to:

• Malad City, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Holbrook Summit to Malad City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 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 7,695 miles [12,383.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'