Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley West Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley West Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley West 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 West Estates:
- 41.273555, -112.027164
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Valley West 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Valley West Estates is near Box Elder County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley West 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.
- Cinnamon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Esquire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Hunting Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
- Jillville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - King Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
- King Place is located in Weber County
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Meadowlark Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlark Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Weber County
- Mountain Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
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- Mystic Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Packer Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
- Plain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rosehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Shady Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Townside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Willowcreek is located in Weber County
- Mystic Mountain
How Far From Valley West Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 West 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 West 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 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valley West Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 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 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley West Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Valley West Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley West Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2736, Longitude: -112.0272 In this case, the coordinates for Valley West Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Valley West Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.809 degrees. |