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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 El-May, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El-May 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 El-May:
- 41.249388, -111.946608
- 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 El-May
- 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 El-May 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 El-May
Curious and Interesting Names Near El-May ...
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.
- Chamberlains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Cinnamon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Crouch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Downs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Dundee Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Esquire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Esquire is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jumpoff Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Lovelock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Maple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Meadowlark Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Melody Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melody Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Mountain Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mystic Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Pearwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riders
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Shady Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Townside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From El-May 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 El-May to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in El-May and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from El-May 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 6,970 miles [11,217.1 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 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- El-May) 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 El-May 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 El-May. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2494, Longitude: -111.9466 In this case, the coordinates for El-May have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.013 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.763 degrees. |
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