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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 Capitol Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capitol 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 Capitol Heights:
- 40.785502, -111.865214
- 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 Capitol 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights
Communities Also Named Capitol Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Capitol Heights.
Within Utah, the name Capitol Heights is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Capitol Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Capitol Heights.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Capitol Heights is located in Polk County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east of the Capitol Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Capitol Heights.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Capitol Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east of the Capitol Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Capitol Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capitol 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.
- Capitol
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Glenn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake 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 east)
- Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Salt Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Snow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Capitol Heights and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Capitol Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capitol 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 Capitol 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 Capitol Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7855, Longitude: -111.8652 In this case, the coordinates for Capitol Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.906 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.466 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.751 degrees. |
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