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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 Spencer Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spencer 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 Spencer Estates:
- 41.027444, -111.934663
- 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 Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer Estates
Communities Also Named Spencer Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Spencer Estates.
Within Utah, the name Spencer Estates is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Spencer Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Spencer Estates is located in Bronx County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spencer Estates that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Spencer Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer 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 east)
- Cherry View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creekside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- David Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- David Smith is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Fruit Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Green View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Hob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hob Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
- Indian Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Moon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Peach Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peach Tree is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
- Quail Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Run is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rolling Greens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Snow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Summer Haze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Summer Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer Wood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tiffany Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Vantage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Victory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
How Far From Spencer 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 include the distance from a community such as Spencer Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spencer Estates 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 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Spencer Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencer Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spencer 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 Spencer Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0274, Longitude: -111.9347 In this case, the coordinates for Spencer Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.773 degrees. |
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