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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 Newport Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport Haven 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 Newport Haven:
- 41.033554, -112.060500
- 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 Newport Haven
- 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 Newport Haven is near Weber County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Newport Haven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport Haven ...
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.
- Anchorage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Bluff Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Road is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- David Smith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- David Smith is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
- Diamond Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Gill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grants Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Green Lawns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Green Pastures
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Pastures is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Green View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Haven Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Homeplace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Katies Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Marshall Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Meadow Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Phyllis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pratts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Robins Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rosewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Spring Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Sundial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sundial Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
- Suntrails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Vantage Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Victory Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- Yorkshire Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Newport Haven 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 Newport Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Newport Haven and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Newport Haven to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 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 7,754 miles [12,478.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newport Haven) 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 Newport Haven 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 Newport Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0336, Longitude: -112.0605 In this case, the coordinates for Newport Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.083 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.846 degrees. |
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