Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kum-Li Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kum-Li Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kum-Li Meadows

• 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 Kum-Li Meadows:
  • 40.970500, -111.889939
  • 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 Kum-Li Meadows

• 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 Kum-Li Meadows is near Summit County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Kum-Li Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kum-Li Meadows ...

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.

• Cave Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cave Hollow is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow
• Hillside Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillside Meadow is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Meadow
• Lakeview Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lakeview Hills is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hills
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mountainside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountainside is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
• Oak Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Lane is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
• Quail Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Quail Run is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Rolling Hills Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rolling Hills Meadows is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Meadows
• Stoney Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Willow View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow View is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
• Woodland Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodland Springs is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

How Far From Kum-Li Meadows 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 Kum-Li Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kum-Li Meadows and extending to:

• Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Kum-Li Meadows to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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 6,986 miles [11,242.9 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 7,754 miles [12,478.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'