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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 Valleywest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleywest 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 Valleywest:
- 41.167722, -112.041887
- 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 Valleywest
- 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 Valleywest 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 Valleywest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleywest ...
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.
- Allred
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Call
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Chestnut Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fawcett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fawcett is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
- Foxglen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foxglen is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Hatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- He Flys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- He Flys is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for He Flys
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Square is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Jill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Kanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Kingsville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
- Lakeview Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Marvins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marvins is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Parks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Sandalwood Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Suburban Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sun Ray is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Valleywest 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 Valleywest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valleywest 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Valleywest to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 1,844 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,746 miles [12,466 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valleywest) 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 Valleywest 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 Valleywest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1677, Longitude: -112.0419 In this case, the coordinates for Valleywest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.081 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.825 degrees. |
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