Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Smedley Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smedley Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smedley Acres

• 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 Smedley Acres:
  • 41.080221, -112.061888
  • 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 Smedley 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 Smedley Acres 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 Smedley Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smedley 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.

• Anchorage
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Anchorage is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Bluff Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bluff Road is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Christensen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Christensen is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
• Golden Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Park is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
• Grants Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grants Lane is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
• Green Pastures
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Pastures is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
• Henry Oleson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry Oleson is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Oleson
• Jill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jill is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
• John Fuit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • John Fuit is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fuit
• Katies Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Katies Place is located in Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Marshall Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
  • Maybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maybrook is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Meadow Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadow Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Parks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Parks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Phyllis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Phyllis is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
  • Pratts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratts is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Rogers Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rogers Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
  • Sun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sun is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sundial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sundial Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial Park
  • Sunrise Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
  • Suntrails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Suntrails is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
  • Terrace View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrace View is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
  • Yorkshire Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place

How Far From Smedley Acres 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 include the distance from a community such as Smedley Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Smedley Acres and extending to:

• Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smedley Acres to Farmington, with an average speed<2> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 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 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'