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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 Greenwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Village 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 Greenwood Village:
- 41.189111, -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 Greenwood Village
- 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 Greenwood Village 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 Greenwood Village
Communities Also Named Greenwood Village ...
We found six communities that are also named Greenwood Village.
Within Utah, the name Greenwood Village is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Greenwood Village.
- New Jersey
- Mercer 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 New Jersey community of Greenwood Village [Mercer County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County and lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Greenwood Village.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Greenwood Village is located in Butler County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the east of the Greenwood Village that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greenwood Village.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the east of the Greenwood Village that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Greenwood Village.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Greenwood Village is located in Harris County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Greenwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood Village ...
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
(Less than 2 miles 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 east)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Call
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Chamberlains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Cozydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Crouch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Dundee Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- England Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Harmony Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Ridgeline
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- River Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Sunray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Yorkshire Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
How Far From Greenwood Village 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 Greenwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Village 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Village 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 1,841 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<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Village) 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 Greenwood Village 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> | 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 Greenwood Village 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 Greenwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1891, Longitude: -111.9744 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.784 degrees. |
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