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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 William R Patterson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to William R Patterson 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 William R Patterson:
- 41.133277, -112.047998
- 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 William R Patterson
- 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 William R Patterson 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 William R Patterson
Curious and Interesting Names Near William R Patterson ...
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 north)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Arsenal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Chestnut Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Christensen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Fawcett
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fawcett is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Hatch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hatch is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- He Flys
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- He Flys is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for He Flys
- Heather Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Jill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- John Fuit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- John Fuit is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fuit
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Marvins
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marvins is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
- Maybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Parks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Sandalwood Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Suburban Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sun is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun Ray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sun Ray is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
- Sunrise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Yorkshire Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From William R Patterson 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 William R Patterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in William R Patterson and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from William R Patterson to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 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 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- William R Patterson) 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 William R Patterson 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 William R Patterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1333, Longitude: -112.0480 In this case, the coordinates for William R Patterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.083 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.832 degrees. |
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