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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 Virginia Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginia 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 Virginia Heights:
- 40.779113, -111.852713
- 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 Virginia 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Virginia Heights is near Davis County and also Summit 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 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 Virginia Heights
Communities Also Named Virginia Heights ...
We found five communities that are also named Virginia Heights.
Within Utah, the name Virginia Heights is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Virginia Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Virginia Heights.
- Bristol City
- This Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the east of the Virginia Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Virginia Heights.
- Henrico County
- This Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km] to the east of the Virginia Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Virginia Heights.
- Roanoke City
- This Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km] to the east of the Virginia Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Virginia Heights.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east of the Virginia Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Virginia Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginia 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.
- Capitol
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
- Ensign Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
- Ensign Downs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
- Federal-Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
- Fraternity Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Panorama
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Perrys Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Salt Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
How Far From Virginia 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 Virginia Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virginia Heights and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Virginia Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 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 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Virginia Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Virginia 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 Virginia Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7791, Longitude: -111.8527 In this case, the coordinates for Virginia Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.744 degrees. |
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