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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 Olsen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olsen 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 Olsen:
- 41.191611, -111.993275
- 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 Olsen
- 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 Olsen 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 Olsen
Communities Also Named Olsen ...
We found one communities that are also named Olsen.
Within Utah, the name Olsen is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Olsen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Olsen is located in Bingham County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Olsen that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Olsen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olsen ...
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.
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Bonnie Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Call
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Cedar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Chamberlains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Crouch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Dundee Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- English Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Golden View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Golden View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Ironwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Lark Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lark Circle is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Laurel Lea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Lovelock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Park Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Riders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Ridgeline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- River Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sunray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Olsen 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 include the distance from a community such as Olsen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olsen and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Olsen to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 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 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olsen) 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 Olsen 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 Olsen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1916, Longitude: -111.9933 In this case, the coordinates for Olsen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.045 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.795 degrees. |
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