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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 Hillside Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Gardens 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 Hillside Gardens:
    • 40.839668, -111.906327
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hillside Gardens
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hillside Gardens ...

We found two communities that share the name Hillside Gardens.

Within Utah, the name Hillside Gardens is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hillside Gardens [Jackson County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hillside Gardens [Harris County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside Gardens ...

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.

  • Brown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Davis County
  • Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Castle is located in Davis County
  • Chalet
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
    • Chalet is located in Davis County
  • Garden Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Garden Grove is located in Davis County
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
    • Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
  • Hillside Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Oaks
    • Hillside Oaks is located in Davis County
  • Jenkins Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
    • Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
  • Monarch Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
    • Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
  • Mountains Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountains Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountains Meadows
    • Mountains Meadows is located in Davis County
  • Oakleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf
    • Oakleaf is located in Davis County
  • Orchard Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Orchard Hills is located in Davis County
  • Paul
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Paul is located in Davis County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
      • Skyline Park is located in Davis County
    • Stanley Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
      • Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
    • Summer Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
      • Summer Oak is located in Davis County
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Davis County
    • Valerie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valerie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
      • Valerie is located in Davis County
    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
      • Valley Side is located in Davis County
    • Valley Side Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side Circle
      • Valley Side Circle is located in Davis County
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Davis County

How Far From Hillside Gardens 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 Hillside Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hillside Gardens and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hillside Gardens to Farmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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 6,994 miles [11,255.8 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 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillside Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hillside Gardens 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Hillside Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8397, Longitude: -111.9063       In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hillside Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.944 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.515 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.771 degrees.









 

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