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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 Kent Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kent 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 Kent Estates:
    • 41.059111, -111.952164
    • 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 Kent 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Kent Estates 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 Kent Estates

Communities Also Named Kent Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Kent Estates.

Within Utah, the name Kent Estates is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Kent Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Kent Estates is located in Washington County and lies 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kent Estates that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kent Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent 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.

  • Cook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cook is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creekside is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Diamond Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
  • Gill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Green Lawns
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Lawns is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
  • Haven Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Haven Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Heather Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heather Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Homeplace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Homeplace is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Indian Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • King
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • King is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Robins Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Robins Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rosewood is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Snow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Snow Creek is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
    • Spring Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Summer Haze
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summer Haze is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
    • Tiffany Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
    • Vantage Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Vantage Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
    • Victory Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Victory Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • View Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • View Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights

How Far From Kent Estates 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 Kent Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kent Estates and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Kent Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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 6,982 miles [11,236.4 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0591, Longitude: -111.9522       In this case, the coordinates for Kent Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.00 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.601 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.781 degrees.