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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 Harvestland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harvestland 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 Harvestland Estates:
    • 40.674391, -111.950215
    • 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 Harvestland 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 Harvestland 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 Harvestland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvestland 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.

  • Barbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Erin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Heatherglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • Hector Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Hector Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Jensen Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jensen Circle is 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Landings at Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lee Ann is 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 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Maple Meadows is 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 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 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Valley is 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

How Far From Harvestland 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 Harvestland 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 Harvestland 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]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harvestland Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 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- Harvestland 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 Harvestland 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 Harvestland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6744, Longitude: -111.9502       In this case, the coordinates for Harvestland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.963 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.523 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.809 degrees.