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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 Valhalla Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valhalla 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 Valhalla Estates:
- 41.097722, -112.002720
- 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 Valhalla 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 Valhalla 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 Valhalla Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valhalla 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.
- Anchorage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Arsenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Diamond Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Grants Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Green Lawns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jill
- Katies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maybrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Phyllis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Robins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Sahara Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Spring Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Suburban Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Suntrails
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Terrace View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Terrace View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
- Yorkshire Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Place
How Far From Valhalla 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 Valhalla 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 Valhalla Estates and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valhalla 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 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 1,843 miles [2,966 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 6,981 miles [11,234.8 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 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valhalla 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 Valhalla 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 Valhalla Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0977, Longitude: -112.0027 In this case, the coordinates for Valhalla Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.044 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.808 degrees. |
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