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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 North Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hills 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 North Hills:
    • 40.787724, -111.873825
    • 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 North Hills
  • 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since North Hills is near Davis County and also Summit 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 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 North Hills

Communities Also Named North Hills ...

We found 25 communities that are also named North Hills.

Within Utah, the name North Hills is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This North Hills is located in Lee County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This North Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of North Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This North Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of North Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This North Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of North Hills [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This North Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North Hills.
      • Harford County
      • This North Hills is located in Harford County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of North Hills.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This North Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of North Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This North Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of North Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This North Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This North Hills is located in Wake County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of North Hills [Hocking County].
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Hills.
      • Northumberland County
      • This North Hills is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km] to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of North Hills.
      • York County
      • This North Hills is located in York County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of North Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This North Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of North Hills.
      • Pickens County
      • This North Hills is located in Pickens County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of North Hills.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This North Hills is located in Knox County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This North Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This North Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of North Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This North Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of North Hills.
      • Wood County
      • This North Hills is located in Wood County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km] to the east of the North Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of North Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hills ...

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.

  • Capitol
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Colorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Ensign Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Federal-Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Fraternity Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Grand View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Hunters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Martins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Panorama
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Perrys Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • University
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

How Far From North Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 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 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 North Hills 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 North Hills 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 North Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7877, Longitude: -111.8738       In this case, the coordinates for North Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.913 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.475 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.756 degrees.