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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 Graig Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graig Dale 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 Graig Dale:
    • 41.162444, -112.009387
    • 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 Graig Dale
  • 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 Graig Dale 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 Graig Dale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graig Dale ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Allred is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Apple Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Apple Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
  • Arsenal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Arsenal is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
  • Bonnie Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
  • Call
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Call is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Cedar Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Chestnut Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
  • 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 northwest)
    • Cozydale is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
  • Diamond Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
  • Emerald Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • English Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • English Manor is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Fawcett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fawcett is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
    • Goodfellow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
    • Greenwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Harmony Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
    • Heather Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Heather Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
    • Heritage Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Heritage Square is located in Davis County
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    • Highland View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Highland View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Ironwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ironwood is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jones is located in Weber County
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    • Lakeview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
    • Laurel Lea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
    • Lee Mesa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
    • Marvins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marvins is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
    • Maybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Maybrook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Meadowlane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlane is located in Weber County
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    • Park Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Park Lake is located in Weber County
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    • Parks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Parks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Peppermint Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Pleasant View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
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    • 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 northwest)
      • Quail Point is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
    • Ridgeline
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ridgeline is located in Weber County
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    • Ridgepoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
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    • River Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • River Valley is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
    • Sandalwood Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
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    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Suburban Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
    • Sun Ray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Ray is located in Davis County
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    • Sunray
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Sunrise Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunset Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
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    • Tanner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
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    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valley Side is located in Weber County
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How Far From Graig Dale 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 Graig Dale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Graig Dale 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Graig Dale 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 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Graig Dale) 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 Graig Dale 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 Graig Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1624, Longitude: -112.0094       In this case, the coordinates for Graig Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.055 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.807 degrees.