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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 Ridgecrest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgecrest Estates 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 Ridgecrest Estates:
- 40.569948, -111.918547
- 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 Ridgecrest 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Ridgecrest Estates is near Utah County and also Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Ridgecrest Estates
Communities Also Named Ridgecrest Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Ridgecrest Estates.
Within Utah, the name Ridgecrest Estates is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Ridgecrest Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Ridgecrest Estates is located in San Diego County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ridgecrest Estates that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Ridgecrest Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgecrest 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.
- Angel Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Blue Star Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Candlelite Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
- Cavalry Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Celeste
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Clover Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
- Clover Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Cobblestone Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- David Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Dry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Edenbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Farm Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Featherwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Freeman Butterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Granite Mesa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Farms is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
- Greenfield Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
- Greenwood Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hummingbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jordan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Lane Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lost Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Majestic Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Majestic Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Marion Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Meadow Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Mingo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Park Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Pebble Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Probe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Purple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Quail Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Ridge Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Robinson Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Sandra Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
- Sandridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Silver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Sprucewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Sunburst Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Union Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Vineyard Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Willow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Ridgecrest Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ridgecrest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgecrest Estates and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgecrest Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 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 7,011 miles [11,283.1 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 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgecrest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5699, Longitude: -111.9185 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgecrest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.798 degrees. |
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