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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 Gill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gill 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 Gill:
- 41.064944, -111.970220
- 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 Gill
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Gill is near Weber County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Gill
Communities Also Named Gill ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Gill.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Gill.
Beyond Utah, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Salt Lake County
- This Gill is located in Salt Lake County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Gill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Gill is located in Lee County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Gill.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Gill is located in Weld County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Gill.
- Georgia
- Lincoln County
- This Gill is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the east of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gill.
- Kansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gill [Logan County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Gill is located in Franklin County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Gill.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Gill is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Gill.
- Leake County
- This Gill is located in Leake County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the east southeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Gill.
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Atchison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Gill.
- Pemiscot County
- This Gill is located in Pemiscot County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Gill.
- North Carolina
- Vance County
- This Gill is located in Vance County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the east of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Gill.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Gill [Cass County].
- Ontario
- This Gill lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- Texas
- Harrison County
- This Gill is located in Harrison County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gill.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Gill is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km]<1> to the east of the Gill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gill ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- David Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- David Smith is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Green Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Green View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Haven Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Heather Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Phyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Robins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sahara Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Snow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Summer Haze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Suntrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Tiffany Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Vantage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
- Wooded Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Gill 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 Gill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gill and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Gill to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Gill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gill 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 Gill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0649, Longitude: -111.9702 In this case, the coordinates for Gill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.618 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.791 degrees. |
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