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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates
- 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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates:
- 41.253554, -111.869384<1>
- 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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates
- 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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates is near Davis County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates ...
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.
- Chamberlains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlains is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Cinnamon Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cinnamon Park is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Crouch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Downs is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Dundee Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Place is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Hills is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Meadows is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Eden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Village is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- England Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- England Hills is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Esquire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Esquire is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
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- Gardens of Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardens of Eden is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
- Golden View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden View is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Heritage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Grove is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hermitage is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hunters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jillville is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
- Jumpoff Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jumpoff Canyon is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Lark Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lark Circle is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Meadows is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
- Lovelock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelock is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynn is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Maple Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hills is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Meadowlark Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowlark Meadows is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Melody Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melody Lane is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Crest is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mystic Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mystic Mountain is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Packer Place is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Patio Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patio Springs is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Pearwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pearwood Park is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Purdy is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riders is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Robins Roost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robins Roost is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
- Scottish Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scottish Highlands is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Shady Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Stone Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Creek is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sunny Slope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Slope is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terrace is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Townside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Townside Park is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University Place is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wildwood is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek Village is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Star is also located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates 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 included the distance from a community such as Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,835 miles [2,953.1 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 6,968 miles [11,213.9 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates:
Decimal: 41.25355, -111.869384
DDMMSS: 41° 15' 12", -111° 52' 9" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates 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 Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2536, Longitude: -111.8694 In this case, the coordinates for Ogden Canyon Wildwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.561 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.718 degrees. |
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