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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 Linda Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista:
    • 41.152166, -112.029943
    • 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 Linda Vista
  • 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Linda Vista is near Weber County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Linda Vista

Communities Also Named Linda Vista ...

We found six communities that are also named Linda Vista.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named Linda Vista.

Beyond Utah, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Weber County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Linda Vista.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Linda Vista is located in Los Angeles County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Linda Vista that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Linda Vista.
      • San Diego County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Linda Vista [San Diego County].
      • Santa Clara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Linda Vista [Santa Clara County].
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Linda Vista [Chaves County].
    • Texas
      • Zapata County
      • This Linda Vista is located in Zapata County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Linda Vista that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Linda Vista.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linda Vista ...

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 west)
    • Allred is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Arsenal
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Arsenal is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
  • Chestnut Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
  • Clint Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Clint Village is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
  • Cozydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cozydale is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
  • English Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • English Manor is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • Fawcett
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fawcett is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
  • Goodfellow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heather Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Square is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
  • Jill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jones is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lakeview Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
    • Marvins
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marvins is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
    • Maybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Maybrook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Meadowlane
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowlane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
    • Parks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Parks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Peppermint Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Pleasant View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Purser
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Purser is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
    • Sandalwood Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Suburban Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
    • Sun Ray
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sun Ray is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
    • Sunray
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Sunrise Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sunset Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
    • Tanner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valley Side is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side

How Far From Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linda Vista to Farmington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Linda Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linda Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Linda Vista could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1522, Longitude: -112.0299       In this case, the coordinates for Linda Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.07 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.691 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.82 degrees.