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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 Villa Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Vista 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 Villa Vista:
- 41.092999, -112.050221
- 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 Villa Vista
- 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 Villa Vista is near Weber County and also Morgan 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 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 Villa Vista
Communities Also Named Villa Vista ...
We found two communities that are also named Villa Vista.
Within Utah, the name Villa Vista is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Villa Vista is located in Maricopa County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south of the Villa Vista that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Villa Vista.
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Villa Vista [East Carroll Parish].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Vista ...
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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Arsenal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Bluff Road
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bluff Road is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Christensen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Clint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Fawcett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fawcett is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
- Golden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Grants Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Hatch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatch is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- He Flys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- He Flys is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for He Flys
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Henry Oleson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Oleson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Oleson
- Jill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- John Fuit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Fuit is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fuit
- Katies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marvins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marvins is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Parks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Peppermint Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Phyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pratts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Rogers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Sandalwood Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Suburban Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sun is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sun Ray is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
- Sundial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundial Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Suntrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Villa Vista to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Villa Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Vista and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Villa Vista to Farmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Vista) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Villa Vista 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Villa Vista 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 Villa Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0930, Longitude: -112.0502 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.836 degrees. |
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