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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 Thomas L Williams Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas L Williams Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Thomas L Williams 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 Thomas L Williams Estates:
    • 41.232167, -111.972164
    • 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 Thomas L Williams 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
    • Since Thomas L Williams Estates is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Thomas L Williams Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas L Williams 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.

  • Chamberlains
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chamberlains is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cross is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Crouch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crouch is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Downs is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Dundee Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dundee Place is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Place
  • Esquire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Esquire is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
  • Golden View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden View is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden View
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Harris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harris is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Hunters
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Jumpoff Canyon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
  • Lark Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lark Circle is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Circle
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lovelock
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lovelock is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
    • Lynn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lynn is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Former names for Lynn:
      • Bingham Fort
      • Five Points
      • Fort Bingham
      • Lynne
    • Maple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Hills is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
    • Melody Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Melody Lane is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
    • Mitchell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mountain Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
    • Packer Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Packer Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
    • Pearwood Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
    • Purdy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Purdy is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Run is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Riders
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riders is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
    • Shady Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shady Brook is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Terrace is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Townside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Townside Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • University Heights is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • University Place is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

How Far From Thomas L Williams 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 Thomas L Williams 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 Thomas L Williams Estates and extending to:

  • Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Thomas L Williams Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 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 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Thomas L Williams 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 Thomas L Williams 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 Thomas L Williams Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2322, Longitude: -111.9722       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas L Williams Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.032 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.653 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.78 degrees.