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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 Chestnut Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut 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 Chestnut Park:
    • 41.145222, -112.050776
    • 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 Chestnut 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Chestnut Park is near Weber County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Chestnut Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut 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.

  • Allred
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Allred is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Arsenal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Arsenal is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
  • Christensen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Christensen is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
  • Clint Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clint Village is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
  • English Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • English Manor is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
  • Fawcett
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fawcett is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
  • Goodfellow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
  • Hatch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hatch is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
  • He Flys
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • He Flys is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for He Flys
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heather Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage Square is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
  • Jill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • John Fuit
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • John Fuit is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fuit
    • Jones
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jones is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Lakeview Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
    • Marvins
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marvins is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
    • Maybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maybrook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Meadowlane
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowlane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
    • Parks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Parks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
    • Peppermint Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Pleasant View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Purser
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Purser is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
    • Sandalwood Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Suburban Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
    • Sun
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sun is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun Ray
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sun Ray is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
    • Sunrise Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
    • Sunset
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale

How Far From Chestnut Park 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Park and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Park to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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 6,979 miles [11,231.6 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 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1452, Longitude: -112.0508       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.086 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.709 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.832 degrees.