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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 Barton - Thompson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barton - Thompson 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 Barton - Thompson:
- 41.180778, -112.005776
- 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 Barton - Thompson
- 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 Barton - Thompson 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 Barton - Thompson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barton - Thompson ...
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.
- Allred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Bonnie Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Call
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Clint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Goodfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Heritage Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Hidden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Ironwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Laurel Lea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Meadowlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Ridgeline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- River Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Barton - Thompson 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 Barton - Thompson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barton - Thompson and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Barton - Thompson to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 1,842 miles [2,964.4 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 6,976 miles [11,226.8 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 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barton - Thompson) 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 Barton - Thompson 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 Barton - Thompson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1808, Longitude: -112.0058 In this case, the coordinates for Barton - Thompson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.054 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.803 degrees. |
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