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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 Mansion Heights Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mansion Heights Addition and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mansion Heights Addition
  • 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 Mansion Heights Addition:
    • 41.203278, -112.009109
    • 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 Mansion Heights Addition
  • 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 Mansion Heights Addition 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 Mansion Heights Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mansion Heights Addition ...

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.

  • Apple Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Apple Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
  • Bonnie Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
  • Call
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Call is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Cedar Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crouch is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Diamond Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Harmony Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
  • Harris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hidden Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Highland View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Laurel Lea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
    • Lee Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
    • Lovelock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lovelock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Park Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Park Lake is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Quail Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Point is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
    • River Valley
      (Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Sunray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
    • Tanner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Valley Side
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Side is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side

How Far From Mansion Heights Addition 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 Mansion Heights Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mansion Heights Addition 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 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mansion Heights Addition 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 1,842 miles [2,964.4 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 6,974 miles [11,223.6 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 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mansion Heights Addition) 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 Mansion Heights Addition 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 Mansion Heights Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2033, Longitude: -112.0091       In this case, the coordinates for Mansion Heights Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.058 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.804 degrees.