Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Franklin Place Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Place Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin Place Addition

• 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 Franklin Place Addition:
  • 41.199666, -111.974386
  • 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 Franklin Place Addition

• 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 Franklin Place Addition 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 Franklin Place Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Place Addition ...

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.

• Apple Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Apple Park is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
• Bonnie Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
• Call
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Call is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Chamberlains
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
• Cross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cross is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
• Crouch
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crouch is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
• Diamond Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
• Dundee Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
• Emerald Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
• England Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • England Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
• Golden View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden View is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
• Greenwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Continue List   (19 more) ...
  • Harris
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hidden Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Highland View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Hunters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Ironwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironwood is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Lark Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Lovelock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lovelock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Maple Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
  • Mitchell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mitchell is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Quail Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quail Point is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
  • Riders
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riders is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
  • Ridgeline
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeline is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
  • Ridgepoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
  • River Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • River Valley is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
  • University Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Heights is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • University Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • University Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Valley Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Side is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
  • Whispering Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From Franklin Place Addition 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 Franklin Place Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Franklin Place Addition 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 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'