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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Dannich Estates.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Dannich Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dannich 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 Dannich Estates:
    • 40.668836, -111.947437<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 Dannich 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 Dannich Estates 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 Dannich Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dannich 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.

  • Angle View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Angle View is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Barbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Barbers is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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 east)
    • Bowling Green is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Clover Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clover Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cobblestone is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Coral Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coral Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crown is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Erin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Erin Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Frost is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Tree is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Hall View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hall View is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
    • Happy Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Happy Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Heatherglen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Heatherglen is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Hector Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hector Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
    • Hector Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hector Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
    • Horizon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Horizon is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
    • 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 northeast)
      • 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
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    • Landings at Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Landings at Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
    • Ledgewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ledgewood is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
    • Lee Ann
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Ann is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
      • Log Haven is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Majestic Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Majestic Village is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
    • Maple Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • 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 west)
      • 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 northwest)
      • Meadow Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadowgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowgate is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Melody Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Misty Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Misty Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Park Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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
      (Less than 2 miles 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 northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Royal Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyview is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • 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 north)
      • Stone Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Summerwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summerwood is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnybrook Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnygrove is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Sunstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunstone is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
    • Twin Willows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Willows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
    • Valley High
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley High is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Village Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Bay is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Run Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Xanadu
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Xanadu is also located in Salt Lake County
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How Far From Dannich 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 included the distance from a community such as Dannich 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 Dannich Estates 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 Dannich Estates 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 7,005 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Dannich Estates:
     Decimal: 40.66883, -111.947437
     DDMMSS: 40° 40' 7", -111° 56' 50"
<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- Dannich 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 Dannich 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 Dannich Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6688, Longitude: -111.9474       In this case, the coordinates for Dannich Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.96 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.807 degrees.