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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Park 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 Park:
    • 41.254111, -111.954386
    • 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 Park
  • 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 North Park 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 North Park

Communities Also Named North Park ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named North Park.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named North Park.

Beyond Utah, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Davis County
      • This North Park is located in Davis County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This North Park is located in San Diego County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of North Park.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This North Park is located in Cook County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of North Park.
      • Winnebago County
      • This North Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of North Park.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This North Park is located in Bartholomew County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of North Park.
      • Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of North Park [Vanderburgh County].
    • Michigan
      • Kent 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 Michigan community of North Park [Kent County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This North Park is located in Lee County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Park.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of North Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This North Park is located in Bucks County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of North Park.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This North Park lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Park.
    • Texas
      • Taylor 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 Texas community of North Park [Taylor County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This North Park is located in King County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This North Park is located in Ohio County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of North Park.
      • Putnam County
      • This North Park is located in Putnam County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km] to the east of the North Park that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of North Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine 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 Wisconsin community of North Park [Racine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Park ...

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.

  • Cinnamon Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
  • Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Downs is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Esquire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Esquire is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
  • Jumpoff Canyon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
  • Lynn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lynn is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Former names for Lynn:
    • Bingham Fort
    • Five Points
    • Fort Bingham
    • Lynne
  • Meadowlark Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
  • Melody Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Melody Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
  • Mountain Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
  • Mystic Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
  • Packer Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Packer Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
  • Pearwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Purdy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Shady Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Brook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Townside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Townside Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park

How Far From North Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Park to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 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 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Park) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Park 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 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 North Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2541, Longitude: -111.9544       In this case, the coordinates for North Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.02 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.64 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.768 degrees.