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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 Brook Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brook Haven 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 Brook Haven:
- 41.040222, -111.916051
- 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 Brook Haven
- 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 Brook Haven 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 Brook Haven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brook Haven ...
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.
- Cherry View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creekside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fruit Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Green View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Hob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hob Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Peach Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peach Tree is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
- Summer Haze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Vantage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
How Far From Brook Haven 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 Brook Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brook Haven and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Brook Haven to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 6,982 miles [11,236.4 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brook Haven) 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 Brook Haven 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 Brook Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0402, Longitude: -111.9161 In this case, the coordinates for Brook Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.762 degrees. |
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