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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 Hunter Farmes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunter Farmes 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 Hunter Farmes:
- 40.699391, -112.023829
- 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 Hunter Farmes
- 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 Hunter Farmes is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Hunter Farmes
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunter Farmes ...
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.
- Cherrywood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Copper Hills Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
- Copperview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
- Creekview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Crisp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Cyprus Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
- Delta Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
- Dial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
- El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Equestrian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
- Falconcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Fox Shadow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
- Glen Heather
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
- Harmony Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- Hector Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunter Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Stake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Jensen Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Jonesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- King Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
- Lee Ann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
- Majestic Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
- Mallard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Martin Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
- Meadow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadowgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Merry Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Peachwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
- Silver Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Sue Ann
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
- Sundown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swallow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
- Teasel Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
- Valley Down
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
- Willow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodledge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge
How Far From Hunter Farmes 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 Hunter Farmes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hunter Farmes and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hunter Farmes 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 73 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunter Farmes) 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 Hunter Farmes 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 Hunter Farmes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6994, Longitude: -112.0238 In this case, the coordinates for Hunter Farmes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.023 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.85 degrees. |
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