Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arlington Hills:
  • 40.782446, -111.849102
  • 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 Arlington Hills

• 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
  • Since Arlington Hills is near Davis County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Arlington Hills

Communities Also Named Arlington Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Arlington Hills.

Within Utah, the name Arlington Hills is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Arlington Hills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Roanoke County
    • This Arlington Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east of the Arlington Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Arlington Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington Hills ...

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.

• Capitol
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
• Ensign Downs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
• Ensign Downs Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
• Federal-Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
• Fraternity Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
• Grand View
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Panorama
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
• Perrys Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
• Pratts
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• University Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
• Virginia Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

How Far From Arlington Hills 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 Arlington Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 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 7,764 miles [12,494.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'