RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Salt Lake County >> Cape Cod Estates >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cape Cod Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Cod 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 Cape Cod Estates:
    • 40.672724, -112.026051
    • 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 Cape Cod 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 Cape Cod Estates is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Cape Cod Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Cod 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.

  • Cherrywood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
  • Copper City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper Hills Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Creekview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
  • Crisp
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Dial Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
  • Falconcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Harmony Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
  • Hector Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
  • Highland Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Hunter
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter Farmes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hunter Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
    • Hunter Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Stake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Jonesdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
    • King Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
    • Mallard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Martin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Merry Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
    • Polaris Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
    • Silver Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Springbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sunny Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunset Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Swallow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
    • Teasel Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
    • Woodledge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

How Far From Cape Cod Estates 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 include the distance from a community such as Cape Cod Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cape Cod Estates and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cape Cod Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>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 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cape Cod Estates) 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 Cape Cod 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 Cape Cod Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6727, Longitude: -112.0261       In this case, the coordinates for Cape Cod Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.022 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.853 degrees.