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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 Park Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Place 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 Park Place:
    • 41.211055, -111.960497
    • 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 Park Place
  • 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 Park Place 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 Park Place

Communities Also Named Park Place ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Park Place.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Salt Lake County
      • This Park Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Park Place.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Park Place is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Park Place.
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This Park Place is located in Lee County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Park Place.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Park Place is located in Douglas County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Park Place.
      • Paulding County
      • This Park Place is located in Paulding County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km] to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Park Place.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Park Place is located in Will County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Park Place.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Park Place is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Park Place.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Park Place is located in Union County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Park Place.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Park Place is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Park Place.
      • Mahoning County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Park Place.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Park Place is located in Clackamas County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Park Place.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Park Place [Delaware County].
      • Lackawanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Park Place [Lackawanna County].
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Park Place is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Park Place.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Park Place is located in Anderson County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Park Place.
      • Greenville County
      • This Park Place is located in Greenville County and lies 1,656 miles [2,665.1 km] to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Park Place.
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • This Park Place is located in Galveston County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Park Place.
      • Harris County
      • This Park Place is located in Harris County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the southeast of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Park Place.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Park Place is located in Norfolk City and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Park Place.
      • Salem City
      • This Park Place is located in Salem City and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the east of the Park Place that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Park Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Place ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
  • Chamberlains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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 east)
    • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
  • Golden View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Golden View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
  • Greenwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles 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 south)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hidden Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Hunters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Lark Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Lovelock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lovelock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mitchell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Riders
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riders is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Heights is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Park Place 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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 6,973 miles [11,222 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Park Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Park Place 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.
<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 Park Place 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 Park Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2111, Longitude: -111.9605       In this case, the coordinates for Park Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.021 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.638 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.774 degrees.