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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 Pine View West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine View West 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 Pine View West:
- 41.269942, -111.823550
- 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 Pine View West
- 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 Pine View West is near Morgan County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Pine View West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine View West ...
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.
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eden Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Eden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Gardens of Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Former names for Huntsville:
- Hawkins Grove
- Huntsville Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Patio Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patio Springs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Robins Roost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robins Roost is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Star is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Pine View West 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 Pine View West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine View West 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 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pine View West 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 1,832 miles [2,948.3 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 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 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 7,734 miles [12,446.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Pine View West) 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 Pine View West 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 Pine View West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2699, Longitude: -111.8235 In this case, the coordinates for Pine View West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.69 degrees. |
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