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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 Sahara Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sahara Village 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 Sahara Village:
- 41.100499, -111.973275
- 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 Sahara Village
- 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 Sahara Village is near Weber County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Sahara Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sahara Village ...
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.
- Anchorage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Golden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Heather Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hidden Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Indians Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indians Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Phyllis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Point is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Rachels Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rachels Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
- Robins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rolling Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Snow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Suntrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Tri Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tri Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri Oaks
- Valley Hi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Hi is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Victory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
How Far From Sahara Village 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 Sahara Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sahara Village and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Sahara Village 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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 6,980 miles [11,233.2 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 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sahara Village) 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 Sahara Village 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 Sahara Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1005, Longitude: -111.9733 In this case, the coordinates for Sahara Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.021 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.79 degrees. |
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