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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 Jillville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jillville 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 Jillville:
- 41.293554, -111.966053
- 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 Jillville
- 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 Jillville is near Box Elder County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Jillville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jillville ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherrywood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cinnamon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Downs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Esquire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Esquire is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Hill Top
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hunting Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Irene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Jumpoff Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- King Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- King Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Meadowlark Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mountain Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mountain Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Mystic Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Scottish Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scottish Highlands is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Shady Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stone Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sunny Slope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Slope is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Townside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willowcreek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
How Far From Jillville 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 Jillville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jillville and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Jillville to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 1,839 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 6,968 miles [11,213.9 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jillville) 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 Jillville 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 Jillville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2936, Longitude: -111.9661 In this case, the coordinates for Jillville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.033 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.771 degrees. |
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