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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 South Heights Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Heights Addition 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 South Heights Addition:
- 41.179111, -111.959664
- 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 South Heights Addition
- 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 South Heights Addition is near Davis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for South Heights Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Heights Addition ...
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.
- Apple Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Bonnie Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Call
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Chamberlains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Crouch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Dundee Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- England Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Golden View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- High View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- Highland View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Ironwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Lark Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lark Circle is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Lovelock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Riders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Ridgeline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Valley Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Yorkshire Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
How Far From South Heights Addition 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 South Heights Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Heights Addition and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from South Heights Addition to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 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 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Heights Addition) 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 South Heights Addition 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 South Heights Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1791, Longitude: -111.9597 In this case, the coordinates for South Heights Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.017 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.776 degrees. |
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