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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 City View Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City View Addition 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 City View Addition:
    • 40.786057, -111.895770
    • 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 City View Addition
  • 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 City View Addition 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 City View Addition

Communities Also Named City View Addition ...

We found two communities that are also named City View Addition.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named City View Addition.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named City View Addition in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Weber County
      • This City View Addition is located in Weber County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north of the City View Addition that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of City View Addition.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This City View Addition is located in Logan County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east of the City View Addition that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of City View Addition.

Curious and Interesting Names Near City View Addition ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bullock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Capitol
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Catherine Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Ensign Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Featherstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
  • Federal-Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Glenn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Golden Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
    • Grand View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Granite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Great Westside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
    • Hot Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hunters
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Martins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Panorama
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Perrys Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Poplar Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Rock Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Salt Lake City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Willow Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

How Far From City View Addition 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 City View Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in City View Addition and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the South.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from City View Addition 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 6,997 miles [11,260.6 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 5,745 miles [9,245.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- City View Addition) 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 City View Addition 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 City View Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7861, Longitude: -111.8958       In this case, the coordinates for City View Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.93 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.495 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.769 degrees.