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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 Shepherd Creek County Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shepherd Creek County Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Shepherd Creek County Estates
  • 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 Shepherd Creek County Estates:
    • 41.008277, -111.899384
    • 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 Shepherd Creek County 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Shepherd Creek County Estates is near Summit County and also Weber 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 Weber 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 Shepherd Creek County Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepherd Creek County 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.

  • Cherry View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherry View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
  • Cherrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Creekside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Creekside is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Four Corners is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Fruit Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grand Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
  • Green View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
  • Hob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hob Hill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
  • Lakeview Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hills
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Misty Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
  • Moon Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Moon Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mountainside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mountainside is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
    • Oak Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Lane is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Park Heights is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peach Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peach Tree is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
    • Quail Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Cove is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Run is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rolling Greens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
    • Stoney Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Summer Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Wood is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
    • Sunset Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Willow View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow View is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
    • Woodland Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Springs is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

How Far From Shepherd Creek County Estates 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 Shepherd Creek County Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shepherd Creek County Estates and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Shepherd Creek County Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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 6,983 miles [11,238 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 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shepherd Creek County Estates) 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 Shepherd Creek County 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 Shepherd Creek County Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0083, Longitude: -111.8994       In this case, the coordinates for Shepherd Creek County Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.954 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.542 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.754 degrees.