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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 Kap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kap 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 Kap:
- 41.206611, -112.037164
- 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 Kap
- 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 Kap is near Davis County and also Box Elder 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 Box Elder 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 Kap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kap ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Call
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cozydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Crouch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- English Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxglen is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
- Goodfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Greenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Heritage Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Kanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Kingsville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Lovelock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Meadowlane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Sunray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
- Willow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Kap 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 Kap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kap and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Kap 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 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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 6,975 miles [11,225.2 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 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Kap) 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 Kap 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 Kap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2066, Longitude: -112.0372 In this case, the coordinates for Kap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.081 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.708 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.82 degrees. |
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