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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 Randall Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Randall Acres 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 Randall Acres:
- 41.303276, -112.031887
- 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 Randall Acres
- 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 Randall Acres is near Box Elder County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Randall Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Randall Acres ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cinnamon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cottonwood Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hill Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hunting Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Irene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Jillville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jillville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
- King Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- King Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Majestic Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majestic Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Paradise Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Pioneer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Plain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Rosehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosehill is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Willowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowcreek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
How Far From Randall Acres 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 Randall Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Randall Acres and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Randall Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 1,843 miles [2,966 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 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 7,737 miles [12,451.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Randall Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Randall Acres 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 Randall Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3033, Longitude: -112.0319 In this case, the coordinates for Randall Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.085 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.809 degrees. |
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