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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 El Centro Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Centro 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 El Centro Estates:
- 41.174666, -112.042165
- 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 El Centro 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 El Centro Estates is near Davis County and also Morgan 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 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 El Centro Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Centro 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.
- Allred
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxglen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxglen is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
- Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From El Centro Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as El Centro 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 El Centro Estates and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from El Centro Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 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 from Point A (ie- El Centro 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 El Centro 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 El Centro Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1747, Longitude: -112.0422 In this case, the coordinates for El Centro Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.082 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.825 degrees. |
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