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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 Diamondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamondville 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 Diamondville:
    • 40.627447, -111.966049
    • 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 Diamondville
  • 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 Diamondville is near Davis County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Diamondville

Communities Also Named Diamondville ...

We found three communities that are also named Diamondville.

Within Utah, the name Diamondville is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Butte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Diamondville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Diamondville is located in Indiana County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<2> to the east of the Diamondville that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Diamondville.
    • Wyoming
      • Lincoln County
      • This Diamondville is located in Lincoln County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Diamondville that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Diamondville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamondville ...

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.

  • Angle View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
  • Best View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Cobblestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Coral Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
  • Crystal Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Dixie Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
  • Edenbrooke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Georgetown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Horizon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Kingsgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Ledgewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
    • Little Trieste
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Marian Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
    • Park Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Purple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
    • Quailstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Royal Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Skyview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Summerwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Valley High
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Run Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Diamondville to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Diamondville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Diamondville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Diamondville 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 Diamondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6274, Longitude: -111.9660       In this case, the coordinates for Diamondville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.971 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.529 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.821 degrees.