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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 Jamarl Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jamarl Acres 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 Jamarl Acres:
- 41.123277, -112.030220
- 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 Jamarl Acres
- 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 Jamarl Acres is near Weber County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Jamarl Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamarl Acres ...
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.
- Arsenal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Christensen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Clint Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Fawcett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fawcett is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Heather Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heather Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Jill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Marvins
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marvins is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Parks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Peppermint Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandalwood Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Suburban Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sun is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun Ray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sun Ray is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ray
- Sunrise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Terrace View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Jamarl Acres 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 Jamarl Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jamarl Acres and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jamarl Acres to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 25 miles [40.2 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 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Jamarl Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jamarl Acres 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 Jamarl Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1233, Longitude: -112.0302 In this case, the coordinates for Jamarl Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.822 degrees. |
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