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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 Anita Lander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anita Lander 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 Anita Lander:
    • 41.217166, -111.946608
    • 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 Anita Lander
  • 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Since Anita Lander is near Davis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Anita Lander

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anita Lander ...

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.

  • Chamberlains
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Crouch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crouch is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Dundee Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
  • Golden View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golden View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
  • Harris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hunters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Lark Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Lovelock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lovelock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Maple Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
  • Mitchell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mitchell is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Pearwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Purdy
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Riders
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riders is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • University Heights is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

How Far From Anita Lander 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 Anita Lander to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anita Lander and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Anita Lander to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Anita Lander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Anita Lander 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 Anita Lander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2172, Longitude: -111.9466       In this case, the coordinates for Anita Lander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.01 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.626 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees.