Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mound Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mound Fort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mound Fort
- 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 Mound Fort:
- 41.246027, -111.972458
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mound Fort
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Mound Fort is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound Fort ...
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.
- Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Esquire
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Jumpoff Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Melody Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Melody Lane is located in Weber County
- Mountain Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Packer Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Pearwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
- Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riders
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Shady Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Townside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Riders
How Far From Mound Fort 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 Mound Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mound Fort once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mound Fort and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mound Fort to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mound Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mound Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2460, Longitude: -111.9725 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mound Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.656 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.779 degrees. |