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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 Idlewild Townsite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewild Townsite 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 Idlewild Townsite:
- 41.253831, -111.856606
- 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 Idlewild Townsite
- 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 Idlewild Townsite is near Morgan County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Idlewild Townsite
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewild Townsite ...
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.
- Chamberlains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Dundee Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Eden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Esquire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Esquire is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
- Gardens of Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hunters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Jumpoff Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Maple Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Meadowlark Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Melody Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melody Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mystic Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Patio Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patio Springs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Pearwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Quail Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riders
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Robins Roost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robins Roost is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
- Shady Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Stone Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Townside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Star is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Idlewild Townsite to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Idlewild Townsite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Idlewild Townsite and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Idlewild Townsite to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,834 miles [2,951.5 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 6,967 miles [11,212.3 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Idlewild Townsite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Idlewild Townsite 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 Idlewild Townsite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2538, Longitude: -111.8566 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewild Townsite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.943 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.55 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.71 degrees. |
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