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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 Holiday Center Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Center Addition and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holiday Center 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 Holiday Center Addition:
- 40.666614, -111.840767
- 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 Holiday Center 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Holiday Center Addition is near Davis County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Holiday Center Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday Center 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.
- Blue Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Haven Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Heather Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeremy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Olympus View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
- Rose Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Startup is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Vista Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
How Far From Holiday Center 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 Holiday Center 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 Holiday Center Addition and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Center Addition to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holiday Center Addition) 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 Holiday Center Addition 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 Holiday Center Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6666, Longitude: -111.8408 In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Center Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.876 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.745 degrees. |
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