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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 Lester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lester 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 Lester:
- 41.133277, -111.947997
- 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 Lester
- 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 Lester 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 Lester
Communities Also Named Lester ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Lester.
Within Utah, the name Lester is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Lester is located in Etowah County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Lester.
- Limestone County
- This Lester is located in Limestone County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km] to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Lester.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Lester is located in Craighead County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lester.
- Ouachita County
- This Lester is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Lester.
- Colorado
- Huerfano County
- This Lester is located in Huerfano County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huerfano County community of Lester.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Lester is located in Fulton County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lester.
- Mitchell County
- This Lester is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lester.
- Illinois
- Marion County
- This Lester is located in Marion County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lester.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lester [Greene County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lester [Black Hawk County].
- Lyon County
- This Lester is located in Lyon County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Lester.
- Kansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Logan County].
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Scott County].
- Michigan
- Branch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lester [Branch County].
- Minnesota
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lester [Rice County].
- Nebraska
- Webster County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Webster County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Lester.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Lester is located in Broome County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Lester.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lester [Wilkes County].
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Lester is located in Medina County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lester.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Lester is located in Delaware County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Lester.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Lester is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Lester.
- Washington
- King County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lester [King County].
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Lester is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Lester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lester ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Bonnie Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Diamond Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Oaks
- Dreams End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dreams End is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams End
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- England Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hartman is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Heather Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Hidden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- High View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Indians Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indians Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
- Ironwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Oak Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Phyllis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Point is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Rachels Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rachels Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Ridgeline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeline is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
- Ridgepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
- Robins Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rolling Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Sahara Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Shadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Terrace View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Tri Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tri Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri Oaks
- Valley Hi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Whispering Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Yorkshire Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
How Far From Lester 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 Lester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lester and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lester to Farmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lester 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 Lester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1333, Longitude: -111.9480 In this case, the coordinates for Lester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.773 degrees. |
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