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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 South Weber Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Weber Valley Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for South Weber Valley 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 South Weber Valley Estates:
    • 41.134666, -111.933552
    • 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 South Weber Valley 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 South Weber Valley Estates 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 South Weber Valley Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Weber Valley 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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Emerald Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • Hartman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hartman is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Heatherglen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heatherglen is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • High View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • High View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
  • Indians Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indians Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
  • Ironwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironwood is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Lester
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lester is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quail Point is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
  • Raintree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Raintree is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shadow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shadow Oaks is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Tri Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tri Oaks is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri Oaks
    • Valley Hi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Hi is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
    • Whispering Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Oaks is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
    • Yorkshire Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow

How Far From South Weber Valley 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 South Weber Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Weber Valley Estates and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Weber Valley Estates 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 6,977 miles [11,228.4 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 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- South Weber Valley Estates) 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 South Weber Valley 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 South Weber Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1347, Longitude: -111.9336       In this case, the coordinates for South Weber Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.993 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.598 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.765 degrees.