Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Valley Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Lake Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Lake 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 Valley Lake Estates:
  • 41.247720, -111.785771
  • 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 Valley Lake 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 Valley Lake Estates is near Morgan County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Valley Lake Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Lake 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.

• Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
• Eden Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
• Eden Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Meadows is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Meadows
• Eden Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eden Village is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
• Gardens of Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gardens of Eden is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Eden
• Hermitage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Huntsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Huntsville is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Former names for Huntsville:
  • Hawkins Grove
  • Huntsville Fort
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
• Huntsville Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntsville Hollow is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hollow
• Robins Roost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robins Roost is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Roost
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Wolf Creek Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village

How Far From Valley Lake Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valley Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valley Lake Estates and extending to:

• Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Lake Estates to Ogden, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 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 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'