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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 Bayview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayview Heights 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 Bayview Heights:
    • 40.993555, -111.886328
    • 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 Bayview Heights
  • 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Bayview Heights is near Summit County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Bayview Heights

Communities Also Named Bayview Heights ...

We found two communities that are also named Bayview Heights.

Within Utah, the name Bayview Heights is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bayview Heights lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bayview Heights that is located in Davis County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Bayview Heights is located in Dane County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bayview Heights that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Bayview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayview Heights ...

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.

  • Cave Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cave Hollow is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow
  • Cherry View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
  • Fruit Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillside Meadow is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Meadow
  • Lakeview Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeview Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hills
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Moon Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Moon Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
  • Mountainside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mountainside is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
  • Oak Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oak Lane is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
  • Park Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
  • Quail Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Cove is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
  • Quail Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Greens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
    • Stoney Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Summer Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Wood is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Willow View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
    • Woodland Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodland Springs is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

How Far From Bayview Heights 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 Bayview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bayview Heights to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 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 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Bayview Heights) 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 Bayview Heights 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 Bayview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9936, Longitude: -111.8863       In this case, the coordinates for Bayview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.527 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.748 degrees.