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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 Willow View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow View Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Willow View Estates:
    • 40.592170, -111.935492
    • 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 Willow View 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since Willow View Estates is near Utah County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Willow View Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow View 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.

  • Angel Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
  • Angle View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
  • Blue Star Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
  • Candlelite Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
  • Celeste
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Clover Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
  • Clover Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
  • Coral Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
  • Crystal Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • David Street
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • David Street is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Diamondville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
    • Dixie Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
    • Dry Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Edenbrooke
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
    • Fairoaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Featherwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • Green Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
    • Greenfield Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
    • Greenwood Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
    • Greenwood Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
    • Happy Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Heritage Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
    • Heritage Villa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
    • Hidden Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Jordan Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
    • Ledgewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Majestic Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
    • Majestic Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
    • Marion Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Meadow Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadowridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Mingo Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
    • Mountain Breeze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
    • Pebble Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
    • Pebble Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
    • Pepper Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
    • Purple Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
    • Sandra Way
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
    • Sandy City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
    • Sandy Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
    • Sandy Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
    • Sandy Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
    • Silver Shadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
    • Spring Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Stevenson Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
    • Summerwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Sunburst Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
    • Sunrise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Peaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Twin Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Union Square
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Valley High
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High

How Far From Willow View 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 Willow View 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 Willow View Estates and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Willow View Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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 7,010 miles [11,281.5 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 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow View 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 Willow View 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 Willow View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5922, Longitude: -111.9355       In this case, the coordinates for Willow View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.943 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.493 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.806 degrees.