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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 O'Neill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to O'Neill 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 O'Neill:
    • 41.212444, -111.935774
    • 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 O'Neill
  • 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 O'Neill 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 O'Neill

Communities Also Named O'Neill ...

We found one communities that are also named O'Neill.

Within Utah, the name O'Neill is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named O'Neill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of O'Neill [Custer County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Neill ...

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.

  • Bonnie Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
  • Chamberlains
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Crouch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crouch is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Dundee Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
  • England Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • England Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
  • Golden View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Golden View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Harris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hidden Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Hunters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Lark Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lovelock
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lovelock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Maple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Melody Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melody Lane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
    • Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Pearwood Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
    • Purdy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Riders
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Riders is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
    • Shady Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Brook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University Heights is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • Whispering Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

How Far From O'Neill 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 O'Neill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in O'Neill and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from O'Neill 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 over a day.
  • 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 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about O'Neill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- O'Neill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 O'Neill 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 O'Neill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2124, Longitude: -111.9358       In this case, the coordinates for O'Neill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.001 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.615 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.76 degrees.