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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 Grants Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grants Lane 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 Grants Lane:
- 41.079943, -112.047166
- 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 Grants Lane
- 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 Grants Lane is near Weber County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Grants Lane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grants Lane ...
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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Arsenal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Bluff Road
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bluff Road is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Christensen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Cook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Golden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Green Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Green Pastures
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Pastures is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
- Henry Oleson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Oleson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Oleson
- Jill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Katies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marshall Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Maybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Parks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Phyllis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Robins Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Suburban Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sun is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sundial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sundial Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
- Sunrise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Suntrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Grants Lane 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 Grants Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grants Lane and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grants Lane to Farmington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 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 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grants Lane) 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 Grants Lane 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 Grants Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0799, Longitude: -112.0472 In this case, the coordinates for Grants Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.077 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.835 degrees. |
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