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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 Campbell Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbell Heights 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 Campbell Heights:
- 41.099388, -112.010498
- 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 Campbell 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 Campbell Heights is near Weber County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Campbell Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbell 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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Bluff Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Road is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Grants Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- Katies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marshall Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Parks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Phyllis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Robins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Sahara Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Suburban Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Suntrails
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Campbell Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campbell Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Campbell Heights and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Campbell Heights to Farmington, 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 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 6,981 miles [11,234.8 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 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Campbell Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Campbell 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 Campbell Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0994, Longitude: -112.0105 In this case, the coordinates for Campbell Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.812 degrees. |
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