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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 R and M Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to R and M 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 R and M Acres:
- 40.634670, -111.932714
- 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 R and M 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since R and M Acres 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 R and M Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near R and M 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.
- Angle View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Barbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Best View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Clover Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Coral Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Diamondville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Emerald Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Erin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Fisher Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Greenfield Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Horizon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Landings at Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Ledgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Trieste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Park Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Quailstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Royal Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Sandra Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
- Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stevenson Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Peaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley High
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Willow Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Xanadu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
How Far From R and M 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 R and M 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 R and M Acres and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from R and M Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- R and M 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 R and M 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 R and M Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6347, Longitude: -111.9327 In this case, the coordinates for R and M Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.945 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.801 degrees. |
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