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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 Westview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westview 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 Westview:
    • 40.685502, -111.971049
    • 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 Westview
  • 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 Westview ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Westview.

Within Utah, the name Westview is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Westview is located in Pike County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Westview.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Westview is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km] to the east southeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Westview.
    • British Columbia
      • This Westview lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Westview is located in Adams County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Westview.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westview is located in New Castle County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westview.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Westview is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Westview.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Westview is located in Bibb County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Westview.
      • Hall County
      • This Westview is located in Hall County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km] to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Westview.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Westview is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Westview.
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Westview is located in Steuben County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Westview.
    • Iowa
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Westview is located in Pocahontas County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Westview.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Westview is located in Breckinridge County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Westview.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Westview is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Westview.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Westview is located in Norfolk County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Westview.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This Westview is located in Newton County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Westview.
    • New York
      • Broome 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 New York community of Westview [Broome County].
      • Livingston County
      • This Westview is located in Livingston County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Westview.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Westview is located in Alamance County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Westview.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Westview is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km] to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Westview.
      • Johnston County
      • This Westview is located in Johnston County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km] to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Westview.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain 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 Ohio community of Westview [Lorain County].
      • Stark County
      • This Westview is located in Stark County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Westview.
      • Washington County
      • This Westview is located in Washington County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km] to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westview.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Westview.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Westview lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Westview is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Westview.
    • Texas
      • McLennan 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 Texas community of Westview [McLennan County].
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Westview is located in Amherst County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the east of the Westview that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Westview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westview ...

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.

  • Barbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Delta Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
    • Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Harmony Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
    • Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
  • Heatherglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherglen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
  • Hector Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Hector Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
    • Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Jensen Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensen Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
      • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
      • Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Trieste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Log Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
    • Mallard
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
      • Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
      • Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quailstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
      • Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnygrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Swallow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
      • Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Valley Down
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Down have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
      • Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
      • Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County

How Far From Westview 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 Westview to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westview to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6855, Longitude: -111.9710       In this case, the coordinates for Westview 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 Westview 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 Westview 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 331.98 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.545 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.82 degrees.









 

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