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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 Woodland Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Springs 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 Woodland Springs:
- 40.972722, -111.876328
- 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 Woodland Springs
- 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 Woodland Springs is near Summit County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Woodland Springs
Communities Also Named Woodland Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodland Springs.
Within Utah, the name Woodland Springs is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Woodland Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Springs that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Woodland Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Springs ...
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.
- Benchmark Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Cave Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cave Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow
- Hillside Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillside Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Meadow
- Lakeview Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hills
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Moon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
- Mountainside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountainside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
- Oak Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Panorama is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Quail Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rolling Hills Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Stoney Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Willow View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Woodland Springs 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 Woodland Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Springs and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Springs 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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 6,985 miles [11,241.3 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 7,753 miles [12,477.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Springs) 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 Woodland Springs 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 Woodland Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9727, Longitude: -111.8763 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.933 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.743 degrees. |
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