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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 Ruflin Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruflin 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 Ruflin Acres:
- 40.877723, -111.901049
- 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 Ruflin 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Ruflin Acres is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Ruflin Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruflin 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.
- Birdland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birdland is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Bountiful
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
- Brown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Chalet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chalet is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Cherry Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
- Cherry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Colonial
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colonial is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Feller Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Feller Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
- Gale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golden Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Harbor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
- Hogan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hogan Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
- Jenkins Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
- Judge Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Judge Holbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Holbrook
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lynnhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynnhaven is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- Maple Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Glen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Meadow Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Crossing is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crossing
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowlane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Monarch Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
- Mountain Aire
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nelson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oak Way
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paul is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Shamrock Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
- Skyline Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skyline Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Star Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Star Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Heights
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Summertree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summertree is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
- Sunny Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Valerie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valerie is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
- Woods Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Ruflin 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 Ruflin Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ruflin Acres and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ruflin Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 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 7,760 miles [12,488.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruflin Acres) 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 Ruflin 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 Ruflin Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8777, Longitude: -111.9010 In this case, the coordinates for Ruflin Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.943 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.518 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.765 degrees. |
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