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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 Western Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Acres 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 Western Acres:
- 40.694669, -111.984105
- 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 Western Acres
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Western Acres is near Davis County and also Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Western Acres
Communities Also Named Western Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Western Acres.
Within Utah, the name Western Acres is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Western Acres is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Western Acres that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Western Acres.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Western Acres is located in Porter County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the east of the Western Acres that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Western Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Western Acres ...
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.
- Barbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Cherrywood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cobblestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Crisp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Delta Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
- Dial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
- El Dorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Fox Shadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
- Frost
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Hall View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Harmony Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hector Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
- Hector Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- Hector Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Farmes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
- Hunter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunter Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Stake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Jensen Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Jonesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Lee Ann
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
- Little Trieste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Log Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
- Mallard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Maple Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
- Meadow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadowgate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Melody Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
- Merry Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
- Park Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Peachwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
- Quailstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Silver Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sundown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnybrook Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunnygrove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swallow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
- Valley Down
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
- Willow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
- Woodledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge
How Far From Western Acres 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 Western Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Western Acres and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Western Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Western Acres) 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 Western Acres 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 Western Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6947, Longitude: -111.9841 In this case, the coordinates for Western Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.991 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.827 degrees. |
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