|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Ridge Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Ridge Acres 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 Oak Ridge Acres:
- 41.192444, -111.894107
- 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 Ridge 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Oak Ridge Acres 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 Ridge Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Ridge 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.
- Bonnie Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Lane
- Chamberlains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlains is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
- Crouch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Dundee Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
- Emerald Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- England Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- England Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Hills
- Golden View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hidden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- High View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- Hunters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ironwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironwood is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Lark Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lark Circle is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
- Lovelock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lovelock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Maple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raintree is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Riders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Shadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Whispering Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Yorkshire Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
How Far From Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oak Ridge Acres and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Oak Ridge Acres 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 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1924, Longitude: -111.8941 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Ridge Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.967 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.737 degrees. |
|
|