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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 Oak Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek Estates:
    • 41.166055, -111.946885
    • 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 Oak Creek 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Since Oak Creek Estates is near Davis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Oak Creek Estates

Communities Also Named Oak Creek Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Oak Creek Estates.

Within Utah, the name Oak Creek Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Oak Creek Estates is located in Cobb County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Creek Estates that is located in Weber County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Oak Creek Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Creek 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.

  • Bonnie Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
  • Call
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Call is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Emerald Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • England Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • England Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
  • Golden View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Golden View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Harris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hartman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hartman is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hidden Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hidden Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • High View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • High View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
  • Highland View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Ironwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ironwood is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lark Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
    • Lester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lester is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Mitchell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mitchell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Raintree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Raintree is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Ridgeline
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ridgeline is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeline
    • Ridgepoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ridgepoint is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepoint
    • Shadow Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • University Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • Whispering Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow

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

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

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Creek Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 6,975 miles [11,225.2 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 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1661, Longitude: -111.9469       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Creek Estates 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 331.616 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.77 degrees.