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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 Pheasantbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pheasantbrook 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 Pheasantbrook:
    • 40.926889, -111.880494
    • 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 Pheasantbrook
  • 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 Pheasantbrook is near Summit County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Pheasantbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pheasantbrook ...

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.

  • Benchmark Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
  • Birdland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Birdland is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
  • Center Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
  • Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Cinnamon Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Gold
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gold is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillside is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Island View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Island View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Major
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Major is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
    • Meadow Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadow Springs is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orchard View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Panorama
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Panorama is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Placid Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Placid Cove is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Cove
    • Randall Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Randall Way is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Way
    • Rockwood Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockwood Gardens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Gardens
    • Rolling Hills Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rosedale is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Susie Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Susie Ranch is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie Ranch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pheasantbrook and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pheasantbrook to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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 6,988 miles [11,246.1 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 7,756 miles [12,482.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pheasantbrook) 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 Pheasantbrook 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 Pheasantbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9269, Longitude: -111.8805       In this case, the coordinates for Pheasantbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.932 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.508 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.749 degrees.