Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Purple Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Purple Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Purple Hills

• 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 Purple Hills:
  • 40.594392, -111.979104
  • 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 Purple Hills

• 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
  • Since Purple Hills is near Utah County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Purple Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Purple Hills ...

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.

• Angle View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
• Clover Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
• Coral Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
• Crystal Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
• Diamondville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
• Dixie Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
• Edenbrooke
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
• Featherwood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
• Fox Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Georgetown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenfield Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
• Happy Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Heritage Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
  • Horizon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Ledgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Majestic Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
  • Meadow Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Meadow View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Meadowridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
  • Skyview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Summerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Twin Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Valley High
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
  • Willow Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay

How Far From Purple Hills 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 Purple Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Purple Hills and extending to:

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Purple Hills to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 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 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'