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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 Vallee Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vallee Villa 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 Vallee Villa:
- 41.051888, -111.935774
- 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 Vallee Villa
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Vallee Villa is near Weber County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Vallee Villa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vallee Villa ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherry View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherrywood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- David Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- David Smith is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Diamond Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Oaks
- Dreams End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dreams End is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams End
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fruit Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Green Lawns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Green View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Haven Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Heather Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Hob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hob Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Peach Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peach Tree is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
- Quail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rachels Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rachels Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
- Robins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rolling Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Snow Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Canyon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Canyon
- Snow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Summer Haze
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tiffany Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Vantage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
- Wooded Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Vallee Villa 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 Vallee Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vallee Villa and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Vallee Villa to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Vallee Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vallee Villa 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 Vallee Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0519, Longitude: -111.9358 In this case, the coordinates for Vallee Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.772 degrees. |
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