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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 King Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 King Place:
    • 41.299943, -112.000220
    • 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 King Place
  • 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 King Place 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 King Place

Communities Also Named King Place ...

We found one communities that are also named King Place.

Within Utah, the name King Place is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named King Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Torrance County
      • This King Place is located in Torrance County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the King Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of King Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Place ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrywood is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Cinnamon Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
  • Esquire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Esquire is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hill Top
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hill Top is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Hunting Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Irene
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Irene is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Jillville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jillville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Majestic Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Majestic Heights is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Meadowlark Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 east)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Mountain Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
    • Mystic Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
    • Paradise Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
    • Pleasant View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Scottish Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Scottish Highlands is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
    • Slaterville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Slaterville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
    • Stone Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stone Creek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Willowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willowbrook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowcreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willowcreek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek

How Far From King Place 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 King Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in King Place and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from King Place 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 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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 7,737 miles [12,451.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- King Place) 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 King Place 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 King Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2999, Longitude: -112.0002       In this case, the coordinates for King Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.06 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.791 degrees.