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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 Countryside Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside Acres 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 Countryside Acres:
    • 41.260500, -112.041609
    • 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 Countryside Acres
  • 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 Countryside Acres is near Davis County and also Box Elder 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 Box Elder 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 Countryside Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside Acres ...

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.

  • Cinnamon Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
  • Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Downs is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Esquire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Esquire is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hunting Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Jillville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jillville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
  • Jumpoff Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
  • King Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • King Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
  • Lynn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lynn is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Former names for Lynn:
    • Bingham Fort
    • Five Points
    • Fort Bingham
    • Lynne
  • Meadowlark Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Melody Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Melody Lane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
    • Misty Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Mountain Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
    • Mystic Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
    • Packer Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Packer Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
    • Pearwood Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
    • Pioneer Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Plain City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plain City is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Purdy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rosehill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosehill is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
    • Shady Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shady Brook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Slaterville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Slaterville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
    • Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Townside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Townside Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
    • Willow Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Wood is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
    • Willowcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowcreek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek

How Far From Countryside Acres 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 Countryside Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Countryside Acres and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Countryside Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Countryside Acres) 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 Countryside Acres 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 Countryside Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2605, Longitude: -112.0416       In this case, the coordinates for Countryside Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.089 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.723 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.818 degrees.