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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 West Layton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Layton 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 West Layton:
- 41.060221, -111.998831
- 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 West Layton
- 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 West Layton is near Weber County and also Summit 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 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 West Layton
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Layton ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Bluff Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Road is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Road
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grants Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grants Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lane
- Green Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Katies Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Katies Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katies Place
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Phyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pratts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pratts is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Robins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Snow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Suntrails
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Vantage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vantage Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
How Far From West Layton 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 West Layton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Layton and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from West Layton to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- 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 6,983 miles [11,238 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 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 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- West Layton) 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 West Layton 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 West Layton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0602, Longitude: -111.9988 In this case, the coordinates for West Layton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.037 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.808 degrees. |
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