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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 Lavell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lavell 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 Lavell:
- 41.175777, -112.062165
- 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 Lavell
- 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 Lavell 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 Lavell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavell ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Chestnut Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Clint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cottonwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cozydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fawcett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
- Foxglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foxglen is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
- Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Hatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- He Flys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- He Flys is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for He Flys
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Kanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Kingsville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
- Lakeview Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Marvins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marvins is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Sandalwood Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sun Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sun Ray is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Lavell 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 Lavell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lavell and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lavell to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,746 miles [12,466 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lavell) 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 Lavell 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 Lavell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1758, Longitude: -112.0622 In this case, the coordinates for Lavell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.098 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.837 degrees. |
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