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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 Maple Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Acres 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 Maple Acres:
    • 41.077722, -111.957719
    • 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 Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple Acres

Communities Also Named Maple Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Maple Acres.

Within Utah, the name Maple Acres is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Maple Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Maple Acres is located in Cheshire County and lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Acres that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Maple Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple 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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cook is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Creekside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Creekside is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Diamond Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
  • Diamond Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Diamond Oaks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Oaks
  • Dreams End
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dreams End is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams End
  • Gill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Green Lawns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Lawns is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
  • Haven Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Haven Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Heather Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heather Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Heatherglen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Heatherglen is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Hidden Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
    • Homeplace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Homeplace is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
    • Indian Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indians Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indians Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • King
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • King is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Marshall Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Oak Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Phyllis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Phyllis is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pratts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratts is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Quail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Creek is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Point is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
    • Rachels Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rachels Place is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
    • Robins Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Robins Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
    • Rogers Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rogers Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
    • Rolling Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
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    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rosewood is located in Davis County
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    • Sahara Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sahara Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
    • Snow Canyon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Snow Canyon is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Canyon
    • Snow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Snow Creek is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
    • Spring Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Summer Haze
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Haze is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
    • Suntrails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Suntrails is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tiffany Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
    • Tri Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tri Oaks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri Oaks
    • Valley Hi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hi is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
    • Vantage Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
      • Victory Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
    • View Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • View Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
    • Wooded Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills

How Far From Maple Acres 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 Maple Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Acres 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Acres 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 6,981 miles [11,234.8 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 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Maple Acres) 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 Maple 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 Maple Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0777, Longitude: -111.9577       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.006 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.609 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.783 degrees.