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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 Skyview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyview 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 Skyview:
- 40.640503, -111.988827
- 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 Skyview
- 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 Skyview is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Skyview
Communities Also Named Skyview ...
We found four communities that are also named Skyview.
Within Utah, the name Skyview is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Skyview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Skyview that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Skyview.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Skyview is located in Douglas County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east of the Skyview that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Skyview.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Skyview is located in Pickens County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<1> to the east of the Skyview that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Skyview.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Skyview is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the east of the Skyview that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Skyview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyview ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Best View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Cherrywood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Copper City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Creekview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Diamondville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Hall View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hector Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
- Hector Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Stake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jensen Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Ledgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Little Trieste
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Marian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadowgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Polaris Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Quailstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Royal Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunnygrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunset Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Valley High
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Willow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Willow Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
- Woodledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge
How Far From Skyview 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 Skyview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skyview and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skyview to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five 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 7,008 miles [11,278.3 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 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 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- Skyview) 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 Skyview 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 Skyview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6405, Longitude: -111.9888 In this case, the coordinates for Skyview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.99 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.833 degrees. |
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