Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roy
- 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 Roy:
- 41.171693, -112.047450
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Roy
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Roy is near Davis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Roy ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Roy.
Within Utah, the name Roy is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Roy is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Roy.
- Pike County
- This Roy is located in Pike County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km] to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Roy.
- British Columbia
- This Roy lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Roy is located in Flagler County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Roy.
- Saint Johns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Roy [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Roy [Bibb County].
- Gilmer County
- This Roy is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the east of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Roy.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Roy is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Roy.
- Natchitoches Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Roy [Natchitoches Parish].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Roy lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roy that is located in Weber County.
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roy [Butler County].
- York 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 Roy [York County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roy ...
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.
- Allred
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Apple Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Call
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Chestnut Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Cottonwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Weber County
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Fawcett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (32 more) ...
- Foxglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Hatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - He Flys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Kanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Kingsville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
- Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
- Lakeview Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Marvins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Parks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppermint Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Purser
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Sandalwood Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Suburban Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sun Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <4>
- Sunset Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Foxglen
How Far From Roy 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 city such as Roy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roy and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Roy to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,746 miles [12,466 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roy: www.royutah.org/
The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1717, Longitude: -112.0475 In this case, the coordinates for Roy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Roy 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Roy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.711 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.828 degrees. |