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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 University Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to University Heights 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 University Heights:
- 41.211055, -111.944385
- 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 University Heights
- 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 University Heights 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 University Heights
Communities Also Named University Heights ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named University Heights.
Within Utah, the name University Heights is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This University Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of University Heights.
- San Diego County
- This University Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the south southwest of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of University Heights.
- San Mateo County
- This University Heights is located in San Mateo County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the west southwest of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of University Heights.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This University Heights is located in Clarke County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of University Heights.
- Illinois
- Coles 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 Illinois community of University Heights [Coles County].
- Indiana
- Delaware 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 Indiana community of University Heights [Delaware County].
- Marion County
- This University Heights is located in Marion County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of University Heights.
- Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of University Heights [Vanderburgh County].
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This University Heights is located in Johnson County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of University Heights.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of University Heights.
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This University Heights is located in Ravalli County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of University Heights.
- New York
- Bronx County
- This University Heights is located in Bronx County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of University Heights.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This University Heights is located in Athens County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of University Heights.
- Cuyahoga County
- This University Heights is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km] to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of University Heights.
- Ontario
- This University Heights lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This University Heights is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of University Heights.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This University Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of University Heights.
- Texas
- Potter 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 Texas community of University Heights [Potter County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This University Heights is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the east of the University Heights that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of University Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near University Heights ...
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.
- Bonnie Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Chamberlains
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Crouch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Dundee Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- England Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Golden View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Lark Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lark Circle is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lovelock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Maple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Riders
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From University Heights 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 University Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in University Heights and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from University Heights to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 1,839 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- University Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 University Heights 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 University Heights 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 University Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2111, Longitude: -111.9444 In this case, the coordinates for University Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.765 degrees. |
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