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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 Diamond Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Hills 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 Diamond Hills:
- 41.179389, -112.009109
- 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 Diamond Hills
- 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 Diamond Hills is near Davis County and also Morgan 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 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 Diamond Hills
Communities Also Named Diamond Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Diamond Hills.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Diamond Hills.
Beyond Utah.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Davis County
- This Diamond Hills is located in Davis County and lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Diamond Hills that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Diamond Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Hills ...
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.
- Allred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Bonnie Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Call
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Clint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Goodfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Heritage Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Hidden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Laurel Lea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Meadowlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Ridgeline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- River Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Diamond Hills 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 Diamond Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Hills and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Hills to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- 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 6,976 miles [11,226.8 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 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Diamond Hills) 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 Diamond Hills 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 Diamond Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1794, Longitude: -112.0091 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.805 degrees. |
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