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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Sunny-View Estates.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sunny-View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny-View Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunny-View Estates:
    • 40.903278, -111.882716<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 Sunny-View 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 Sunny-View Estates is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Sunny-View Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny-View 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.

  • Birdland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Birdland is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
  • Bountiful
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bountiful is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <2>
  • Center Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Center Village is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Centerville is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
  • Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Cherry Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Circle is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
  • Cherry Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Park is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Cinnamon Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cinnamon Ridge is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
  • Colonial
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Colonial is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Acres is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Heights is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evergreen is also located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
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    • Forest Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Forest Park is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Gale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Gale is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
    • Gold
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Gold is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
    • Green Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Green Meadows is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Hillcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hillside is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hilltop
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hilltop is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hilltop Gardens is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
    • Island View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Island View is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Jensen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jensen is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
    • Judge Holbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Judge Holbrook is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Holbrook
    • Lynnhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lynnhaven is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Major
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Major is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
    • Maple Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maple Crest is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
    • Maple Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maple Glen is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
    • Meadow Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Springs is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
    • Meadowlane
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadowlane is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
    • Mountain Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mountain Park is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orchard View is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Pheasantbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pheasantbrook is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantbrook
    • Placid Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Placid Cove is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Cove
    • Quailbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quailbrook is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailbrook
    • Randall Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Randall Way is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Way
    • Reed
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Reed is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Rockwood Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rockwood Gardens is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Gardens
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Stone Creek is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Summertree
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Summertree is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
    • Sunny Slope
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunny Slope is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunset Heights is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Susie Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Susie Ranch is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie Ranch
    • Twin Hollows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Hollows is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
    • Vineyard
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vineyard is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vistaview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vistaview is also located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistaview

How Far From Sunny-View 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 Sunny-View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sunny-View Estates and extending to:

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Sunny-View 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.
  • 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 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 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Sunny-View Estates:
     Decimal: 40.90327, -111.882716
     DDMMSS: 40° 54' 11", -111° 52' 57"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny-View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sunny-View 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 Sunny-View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9033, Longitude: -111.8827       In this case, the coordinates for Sunny-View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.931 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.506 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.752 degrees.