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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 Scottish Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottish Highlands 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 Scottish Highlands:
- 41.311053, -111.954664
- 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 Scottish Highlands
- 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 Scottish Highlands 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 Scottish Highlands
Communities Also Named Scottish Highlands ...
We found one communities that are also named Scottish Highlands.
Within Utah, the name Scottish Highlands is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Scottish Highlands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the east of the Scottish Highlands that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Scottish Highlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottish Highlands ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cinnamon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cottonwood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Esquire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Esquire is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Hill Top
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hill Top is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hunting Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Irene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Jillville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jillville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jumpoff Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- King Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Majestic Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Meadowlark Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mountain Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mountain Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Mystic Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sunny Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunny Slope is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willowbrook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowcreek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
How Far From Scottish Highlands to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scottish Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottish Highlands and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South.
- 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 Scottish Highlands 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 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 6,966 miles [11,210.7 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 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scottish Highlands) 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 Scottish Highlands 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 Scottish Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3111, Longitude: -111.9547 In this case, the coordinates for Scottish Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.025 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.652 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.763 degrees. |
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