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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 Grantsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsville 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 Grantsville:
    • 40.596293, -112.469210
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grantsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Grantsville ...

We found five communities that share the name Grantsville.

Within Utah, the name Grantsville is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Grantsville is located in Garrett County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Grantsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Noxubee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Grantsville [Noxubee County].
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This Grantsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Grantsville.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grantsville [Nye County].
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Grantsville is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Grantsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsville ...

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.

  • Angels Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
    • Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
  • Clover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Tooele County
    • Former names for Clover:
    • Johnson
    • Johnson's Settlement
    • Shambip
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
    • Former name for Copperfield:
    • Upper Bingham
  • Dolomite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolomite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
    • Dolomite is located in Tooele County
  • Flux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flux
    • Flux is located in Tooele County
  • Jacob City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
    • Former names for Lincoln:
    • Lake View
    • Pine Canyon
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Tooele County
  • Rush Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
    • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <5>
  • Tad Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tad Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tad Park
    • Tad Park is located in Tooele County

How Far From Grantsville 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 city such as Grantsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsville and extending to:

  • Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grantsville to Tooele, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grantsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5963, Longitude: -112.4692       In this case, the coordinates for Grantsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Grantsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.365 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.991 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.117 degrees.









 

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