Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Farr's Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farr's Fort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Farr's Fort
- 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 Farr's Fort:
- 41.240072, -111.952811
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Farr's Fort
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Farr's Fort is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Farr's Fort ...
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.
- Chamberlains
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Cinnamon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Crouch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Dundee Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Esquire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Jumpoff Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Lovelock
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Meadowlark Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlark Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Melody Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Melody Lane is located in Weber County
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Mountain Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Mystic Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Packer Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Pearwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
- Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Riders
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Shady Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Townside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Weber County
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Maple Hills
How Far From Farr's Fort 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 Farr's Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Farr's Fort once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Farr's Fort and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Farr's Fort to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farr's Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farr's Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farr's Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2401, Longitude: -111.9528 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Farr's Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.636 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.768 degrees. |