Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Powder Mountain West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powder Mountain West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Powder Mountain West

• 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 Powder Mountain West:
  • 41.380494, -111.783828
  • 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 Powder Mountain 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 Powder Mountain West is near Cache County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Powder Mountain West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powder Mountain 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eden is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Eden Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Eden Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
• Eden Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eden Village is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
• Gardens of Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Meadows is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
• Patio Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Patio Springs is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
• Robins Roost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Robins Roost is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
• Willow Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
• Wolf Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
• Wolf Creek Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
• Wolf Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Star is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star

How Far From Powder Mountain 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 Powder Mountain 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 Powder Mountain West and extending to:

• Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Powder Mountain West to Ogden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,958 miles [11,197.8 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 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'