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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Shady Brook Estates.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Brook Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Brook 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 Shady Brook Estates:
- 40.643003, -111.813544<1>
- 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 Shady Brook 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 Shady Brook Estates is near Summit County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Shady Brook Estates
Communities Also Named Shady Brook Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Shady Brook Estates.
Within Utah, the name Shady Brook Estates is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Shady Brook Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shady Brook Estates, Jefferson County
- This Shady Brook Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Shady Brook Estates that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shady Brook Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Brook 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.
- Apple Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Blue Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Spruce is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Brae is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Bonnie View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonnie View is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Boulevard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulevard is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Butler Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butler Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cherry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cherry Tree Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cotton Wood Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Wood Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Glade is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Manor is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Ridge is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Slopes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Slopes is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Crown Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Colony is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Danish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danish Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Enchanted Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enchanted Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Ethel Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Fawn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Finlandia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Finlandia is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flamingo Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Florence Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Forest Creek Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Creek Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gill is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Haven Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haven Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haven Place is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Heather Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heather Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Helm is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Holly Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Honeywood Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honeywood Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Cove
- Honeywood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honeywood Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Horizon Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Horizon Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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- International Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- International Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jamestown is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Jeremy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jeremy is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Jo Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jo Lynn is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Knight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knight is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Lazy Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lazy Bar is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Lincoln Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Little Cottonwood Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Mount Olympus Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olympus Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Mount Olympus Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olympus Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Nathan Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nathan Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Olympus View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olympus View is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Orchard Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peony Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Persimmon Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Persimmon Tree is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Pheasant Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Phoenician Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenician Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Pine Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Mountain is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Prospector Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospector Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Reindeer Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reindeer Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ridge Road is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Knolls is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Royal Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Royal Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadow Mountain is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Spring Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Run is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Summer Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Oaks is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Sunburst Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunburst Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Sunrise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunrise Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sycamore Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tall Oaks is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Twin Peaks Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Peaks Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Union View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union View is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Vegas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vegas is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wander Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wildwood is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Willow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Willow Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek View is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Willow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Willowcreek Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willowcreek Oaks is also located in Salt Lake County
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How Far From Shady Brook Estates 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 included the distance from a community such as Shady Brook Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Brook Estates and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Brook Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Shady Brook Estates:
Decimal: 40.64300, -111.813544
DDMMSS: 40° 38' 34", -111° 48' 48" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shady Brook Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shady Brook 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 Shady Brook Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6430, Longitude: -111.8135 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Brook Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.731 degrees. |
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