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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 Hill View Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill View Acres 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 Hill View Acres:
- 41.148833, -111.938552
- 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 Hill View Acres
- 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 Hill View Acres 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 Hill View Acres
Communities Also Named Hill View Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Hill View Acres.
Within Utah, the name Hill View Acres is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Hill View Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Hill View Acres is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hill View Acres that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hill View Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill View Acres ...
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.
- Bonnie Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- England Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hartman is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hidden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- High View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- Ironwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Lester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Quail Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Point is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raintree is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Ridgeline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Yorkshire Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
How Far From Hill View Acres 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 Hill View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hill View Acres and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hill View Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 1,839 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 6,976 miles [11,226.8 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 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hill View Acres) 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 Hill View Acres 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 Hill View Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1488, Longitude: -111.9386 In this case, the coordinates for Hill View Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.998 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees. |
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