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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 Little Willow Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Willow Estates 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 Little Willow Estates:
- 40.563282, -111.886601
- 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 Little Willow 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Little Willow Estates is near Utah County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Little Willow Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Willow 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.
- Angel Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Bluff at Hidden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cavalry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Clover Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Cobblestone Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Highlands
- Crescent Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
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- Granite Mesa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Greenfield Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
- Greenwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hidden Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Valley Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Hills
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hummingbird
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jolley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Jordan Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Point
- Jordan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Marion Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Meadow Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
- Meadow Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Peruvian Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Ridge Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Robinson Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Sandridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Sprucewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Steeple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Sunburst Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Teakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Union Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Vineyard Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Willow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Little Willow Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Willow Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Willow Estates and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Little Willow Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 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 7,010 miles [11,281.5 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 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Willow Estates) 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 Little Willow 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 Little Willow Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5633, Longitude: -111.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Little Willow Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.78 degrees. |
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