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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 Atwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atwood 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 Atwood:
- 40.632725, -111.898269
- 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 Atwood
- 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 Atwood is near Utah County and also Davis 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Atwood
Communities Also Named Atwood ...
We found 26 communities that are also named Atwood.
Within Utah, the name Atwood is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Atwood is located in Franklin County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Atwood.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Atwood is located in Howard County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Atwood.
- California
- Orange County
- This Atwood is located in Orange County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Atwood.
- Colorado
- Logan County
- This Atwood is located in Logan County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Atwood.
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Atwood [Sumter County].
- Ware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Atwood [Ware County].
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Atwood is located in Piatt County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Atwood.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Atwood is located in Kosciusko County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Atwood.
- Iowa
- Keokuk County
- This Atwood is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Atwood.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- This Atwood is located in Rawlins County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Atwood.
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Atwood is located in Kenton County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Atwood.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Atwood is located in Antrim County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Atwood.
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Atwood [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Atwood is located in Hennepin County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Atwood.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Atwood [Nye County].
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Atwood is located in Ulster County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Atwood.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Atwood is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Atwood.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Atwood [Carroll County].
- Oklahoma
- Hughes County
- This Atwood is located in Hughes County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Atwood.
- Ontario
- This Atwood lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Atwood is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Atwood.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Atwood is located in Carroll County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Atwood.
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Atwood [Patrick County].
- Washington
- Grant County
- This Atwood is located in Grant County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Atwood.
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- This Atwood is located in Tyler County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the east of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Atwood.
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- This Atwood is located in Clark County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Atwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atwood ...
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.
- Angel Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Angle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Bee and Gee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
- Best View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Bridlewalk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Candlelite Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
- Celeste
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Clover Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Coral Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Cottonwood Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Dairy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Enchanted Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
- Erin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Fisher Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Haven Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Holly Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jordan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Landings at Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Ledgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Cottonwood Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marion Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Millrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Mountain Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- 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>
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Olympus View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Pepper Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Phoenician Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
- Ridge Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sandra Way
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
- Sandy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Silver Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
- Stevenson Island
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunburst Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Twin Peaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
- Valley Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley High
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Village Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Walnut Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Warranty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
- Willow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Xanadu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
How Far From Atwood 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 Atwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atwood and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Atwood 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 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Atwood 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> | 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 Atwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Atwood 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 Atwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6327, Longitude: -111.8983 In this case, the coordinates for Atwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.918 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.467 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.781 degrees. |
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