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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 Iliff College Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iliff College Hill 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 Iliff College Hill:
- 41.207722, -111.950219
- 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 Iliff College Hill
- 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 Iliff College Hill 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 Iliff College Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iliff College Hill ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Chamberlains
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Crouch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Dundee Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- England Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Golden View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Lark Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lark Circle is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Lovelock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Riders
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Iliff College Hill 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 Iliff College Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Iliff College Hill 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Iliff College Hill to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 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 6,973 miles [11,222 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Iliff College Hill) 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 Iliff College Hill 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 Iliff College Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2077, Longitude: -111.9502 In this case, the coordinates for Iliff College Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.012 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.769 degrees. |
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