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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 DeGiorgio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DeGiorgio 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 DeGiorgio:
    • 41.236055, -112.074386
    • 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 DeGiorgio
  • 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 DeGiorgio 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 DeGiorgio

Curious and Interesting Names Near DeGiorgio ...

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.

  • Cedar Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Downs is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Foxglen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Foxglen is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
  • Harmony Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
  • Kanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kanesville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
  • Laurel Lea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
  • Lee Mesa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
  • Park Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Lake is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
  • Pioneer Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Plain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Plain City is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Quail Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Point is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
  • Rosehill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosehill is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shamrock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Slaterville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Slaterville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
    • Sunray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Tanner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Willow Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Wood is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

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

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the East.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from DeGiorgio 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 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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 6,974 miles [11,223.6 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 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- DeGiorgio) 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 DeGiorgio 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 DeGiorgio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2361, Longitude: -112.0744       In this case, the coordinates for DeGiorgio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.113 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.748 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.839 degrees.