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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 Durfee Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durfee Creek Estates 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 Durfee Creek Estates:
- 41.384662, -111.900497
- 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 Durfee Creek 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Durfee Creek Estates is near Box Elder County and also Cache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache 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 Durfee Creek Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durfee Creek 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cottonwood Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Eden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
- Eden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
- Heritage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Irene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irene is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lakeview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Meadows
- Majestic Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mountain Shadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Paradise Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Patio Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patio Springs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patio Springs
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Scottish Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottish Highlands is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Stone Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sunny Slope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Slope is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- Wolf Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Star is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Star
How Far From Durfee Creek 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 Durfee Creek 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 Durfee Creek Estates and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Durfee Creek Estates to Ogden, with an average speed<2> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 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 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durfee Creek 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 Durfee Creek 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 Durfee Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3847, Longitude: -111.9005 In this case, the coordinates for Durfee Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.989 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.726 degrees. |
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