Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Western Sun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Sun and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Western Sun

• 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 Western Sun:
  • 40.701890, -112.070219
  • 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 Western Sun

• 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 Western Sun is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Tooele County
  • eBird sighting report for Davis 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Western Sun ...

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.

• Copper Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove
  • Copper Cove is located in Salt Lake County
• Copper Hills Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hills Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
• Copperview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
  • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
• Crisp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
• Cyprus Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyprus Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
  • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
• Dial Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
  • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
• Equestrian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
  • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
• Falconcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
• Glen Heather
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Heather have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
  • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
• Highland Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
• Hunter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Hunter Farmes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Farmes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
    • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jonesdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
    • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
  • King Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
    • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Majestic Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
    • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
  • Martin Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Merry Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
    • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Progress
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Salt Lake County
  • Silver Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sue Ann
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
    • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sunny Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Teasel Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teasel Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
    • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County

How Far From Western Sun 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 Western Sun to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Western Sun and extending to:

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Western Sun to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 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 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Western Sun. 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/