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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 Willowbrook Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willowbrook Estates 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 Willowbrook Estates:
- 40.505227, -111.861045
- 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 Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook Estates is near Utah County and also Wasatch 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 Wasatch 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 Willowbrook Estates
Communities Also Named Willowbrook Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Willowbrook Estates.
Within Utah, the name Willowbrook Estates is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Willowbrook Estates is located in Madison County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the east of the Willowbrook Estates that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willowbrook Estates.
- Indiana
- Morgan County
- This Willowbrook Estates is located in Morgan County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the east of the Willowbrook Estates that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Willowbrook Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowbrook 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.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bluff at Hidden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cobblestone Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crescent Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Highlands
- Crescent Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Greenfield Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Farms is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
- Hickory Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Hills
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Jolley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jolley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Jordan Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jordan Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Point
- Lost Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meadow Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
- Meadowlark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowlark is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Pepperwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
- Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Ridge Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Robinson Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Shadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Sprucewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Teakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Willow Creek Mesa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Mesa
- Willow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willowbrook Estates and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Willowbrook Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 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 7,013 miles [11,286.3 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 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5052, Longitude: -111.8610 In this case, the coordinates for Willowbrook Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.876 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.407 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.769 degrees. |
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