Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in The Hillsite Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Hillsite Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Hillsite Addition

• 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 The Hillsite Addition:
  • 41.171055, -112.024387
  • 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 The Hillsite Addition

• 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 The Hillsite Addition 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 The Hillsite Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Hillsite Addition ...

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 northeast)
  • Apple Park is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
• Call
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Call is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Cedar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Clint Village
  (Less than 2 miles 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 northeast)
  • Cozydale is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
• Diamond Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
• English Manor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • English Manor is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
• Goodfellow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
• Harmony Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
• Heritage Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage Square is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
• Jones
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Laurel Lea
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
  • Lee Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
  • Meadowlane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowlane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
  • Park Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Park Lake is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
  • Peppermint Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
  • Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Purser
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Purser is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
  • Quail Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Point is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
  • River Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • River Valley is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shamrock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Sunray
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunray is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
  • Sunset Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
  • Tanner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tanner is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Valley Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Valley Side is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side

How Far From The Hillsite Addition 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 The Hillsite Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in The Hillsite Addition 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from The Hillsite Addition 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 1,843 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'