Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millcreek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millcreek
- 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 Millcreek:
- 40.686891, -111.875491
- 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 Millcreek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Millcreek is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Summit 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Millcreek ...
We found six communities that share the name Millcreek.
Within Utah, the name Millcreek is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Millcreek ...
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.
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridlewalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Clover Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Cottonwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Crown Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Emerald Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Erin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
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- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Fawn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Florence Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Forest Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jo Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Juniper
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laura Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Lincoln Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
- Murray has also been known as:
- Murray City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
- Nathan Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathan Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Orchard Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Park Central
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Peony Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peony Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Ridge Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Roper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rose Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Rural
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Spring Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Startup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sugar House ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Sycamore Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Twin Peaks Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Peaks Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Valley Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Vegas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Vista Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Walnut Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Xanadu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Young Haven Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Haven Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
- Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Zions Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zions Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park
- Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Farm Hill
How Far From Millcreek 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 Millcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millcreek and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Millcreek to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millcreek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Millcreek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6869, Longitude: -111.8755 In this case, the coordinates for Millcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Millcreek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Millcreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.905 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.456 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.764 degrees. |