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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 Bywater Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bywater Park Estates 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 Bywater Park Estates:
    • 40.617170, -111.807155
    • 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 Bywater Park Estates
  • 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 Bywater Park Estates is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Bywater Park Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bywater Park Estates ...

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.

  • Apple Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Apple Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
  • Cherry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherry Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Cotton Wood Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cotton Wood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cove
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cottonwood Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Manor is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
  • Cottonwood Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cottonwood Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ridge
  • Cottonwood Slopes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
  • Danish Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Danish Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Hills
  • Emmaville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
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    • Enchanted Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Enchanted Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
    • Finlandia
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Finlandia is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
    • Golden Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Golden Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
    • Golden Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Golden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Oaks
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Helm is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hillside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Honeywood Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Honeywood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Cove
    • Honeywood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Honeywood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Hills
    • Horizon Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Horizon Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Circle
    • Lazy Bar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
    • Little Willow
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Little Willow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Willow
    • Persimmon Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Persimmon Tree is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Tree
    • Pine Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Prospector Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Prospector Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector Hills
    • Quail Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Reindeer Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Reindeer Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reindeer Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Royal Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Royal Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane
    • Scottish Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Scottish Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Heights
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Summer Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oaks
    • Sunburst Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunburst Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Circle
    • Sunrise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
    • Terrace Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
    • Top of the World
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Top of the World is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the World
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Creek Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hill
    • Willow Creek Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Creek Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
    • Willow Creek View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek View
    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
    • Willowcreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
    • Willowcreek Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willowcreek Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek Oaks

How Far From Bywater Park Estates 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 Bywater Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bywater Park Estates to Salt Lake City, 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 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 '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- Bywater Park Estates) 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 Bywater Park Estates 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 Bywater Park Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6172, Longitude: -111.8072       In this case, the coordinates for Bywater Park Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.845 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.73 degrees.