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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 Mountain Valley Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Valley Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Valley Meadows
- 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 Mountain Valley Meadows:
- 41.253274, -111.736326
- 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 Mountain Valley Meadows
- 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 Mountain Valley Meadows is near Morgan County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Mountain Valley Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Valley Meadows ...
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.
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Eden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Evergreen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Gardens of Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Huntsville Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsville Hollow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hollow
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Patio Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patio Springs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Robins Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robins Roost is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Star is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Mountain Valley Meadows 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 Mountain Valley Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mountain Valley Meadows and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Valley Meadows to Ogden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Valley Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mountain Valley Meadows 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 Mountain Valley Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2533, Longitude: -111.7363 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Valley Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.438 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.64 degrees. |
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