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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 Homestead Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Farms 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 Homestead Farms:
    • 40.693002, -111.942159
    • 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 Homestead Farms
  • 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 Homestead Farms 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 Homestead Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead Farms ...

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 south)
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cobblestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Erin Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • 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
    • Jensen Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
      • Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Landings at Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 west)
      • Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Little Trieste
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Majestic Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
    • Marian Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
    • Meadow Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadowgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Misty Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Park Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 west)
      • 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
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Roper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Royal Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • 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 northwest)
      • Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Sunstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
    • Valley Down
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
    • Valley Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Village Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
    • Xanadu
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu

How Far From Homestead Farms 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 Homestead Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Homestead Farms 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 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Farms 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 7,004 miles [11,271.8 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homestead Farms) 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 Homestead Farms 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 Homestead Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6930, Longitude: -111.9422       In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.958 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.519 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.803 degrees.