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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Valley View Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley View Acres:
    • 41.182722, -112.039109
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Valley View Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Valley View Acres ...

We found four communities that share the name Valley View Acres.

Within Utah, the name Valley View Acres is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Berks County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the east of the Valley View Acres that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Valley View Acres.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Dauphin County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east of the Valley View Acres that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Valley View Acres.
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Valley View Acres [Delaware County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Wood County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the east of the Valley View Acres that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Valley View Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Acres ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
    • Apple Park is located in Weber County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
  • Cozydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
    • Cozydale is located in Weber County
  • Diamond Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
    • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
  • English Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
    • English Manor is located in Weber County
  • Foxglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxglen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
    • Foxglen is located in Weber County
  • Goodfellow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
    • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
  • Harmony Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
    • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Weber County
  • Laurel Lea
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
    • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
  • Lee Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
    • Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
  • Meadowlane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
    • Meadowlane is located in Weber County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Park Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
      • Park Lake is located in Weber County
    • Purser
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
      • Purser is located in Weber County
    • Quail Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
      • Quail Point is located in Weber County
    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
    • Sunray
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
      • Sunray is located in Weber County
    • Tanner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Tanner is located in Weber County
    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
      • Valley Side is located in Weber County

How Far From Valley View Acres 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 Valley View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley View Acres and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Valley View Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley View Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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- Valley View Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley View Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1827, Longitude: -112.0391       In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Valley View Acres 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Valley View Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.08 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.705 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.823 degrees.









 

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