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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 Bluff Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff Road 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 Bluff Road:
- 41.066610, -112.047999
- 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 Bluff Road
- 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 Bluff Road is near Weber County and also Summit 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 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 Bluff Road
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff Road ...
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 northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Golden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Grants Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Green Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Green Pastures
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Pastures is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Katies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- 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
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Phyllis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pratts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Sundial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sundial Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
- Suntrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Bluff Road 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 Bluff Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bluff Road and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Road to Farmington, with an average speed<2> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bluff Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bluff Road 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 Bluff Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0666, Longitude: -112.0480 In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.076 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.837 degrees. |
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