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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 Brenthaven Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brenthaven Park 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 Brenthaven Park:
    • 40.690502, -111.949660<1>
    • 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 Brenthaven Park
  • 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 Brenthaven Park is near Davis County and also Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Brenthaven Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brenthaven Park ...

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 southeast)
    • Barbers is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Best View is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bowling Green is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cobblestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobblestone is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Delta Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Delta Park is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
  • Erin Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
  • Fox Shadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Shadow is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Frost is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Tree is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hall View is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Harmony Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Harmony Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
    • Heatherglen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Heatherglen is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Hector Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hector Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
    • Hector Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hector Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
    • Jensen Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jensen Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
    • Kings Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kings Row is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsgate is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Landings at Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Landings at Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lee Ann is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
    • Little Trieste
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Trieste is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Log Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Log Haven is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maple Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Marian Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
    • Meadow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadow Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadow Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadow Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowgate is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Melody Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Misty Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Misty Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Park Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Peachwood is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quailstone is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Roper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roper is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Royal Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Royal Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharp is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stone Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Sundown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sundown is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunnybrook Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunnygrove is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Sunstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunstone is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
    • Swallow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Swallow is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
    • Valley Down
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Down is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
    • Valley Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Bay is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Willow Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Run Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
    • Xanadu
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Xanadu is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu

How Far From Brenthaven Park 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 included the distance from a community such as Brenthaven Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brenthaven Park and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brenthaven Park 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 7,004 miles [11,271.8 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Brenthaven Park:      Decimal: 40.69050, -111.949660      DDMMSS: 40° 41' 25", -111° 56' 58"
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Brenthaven Park) 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 Brenthaven Park 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 Brenthaven Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6905, Longitude: -111.9497       In this case, the coordinates for Brenthaven Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.964 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.526 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.807 degrees.