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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 Autumn Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumn Wood 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 Autumn Wood:
    • 40.655503, -111.950771
    • 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 Autumn Wood
  • 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 Autumn Wood is near Davis County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Autumn Wood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumn Wood ...

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.

  • Angle View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
  • Barbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Clover Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Coral Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
  • Crown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Diamondville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
  • Dixie Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
  • Emerald Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
  • Erin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
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    • Fox Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Frost
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Georgetown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Green Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Hall View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
    • Happy Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Heatherglen
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Hector Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
    • Horizon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
    • Jensen Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Landings at Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
    • Ledgewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Log Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Majestic Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
    • Meadow Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
    • Meadowgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Misty Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Riverbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stone Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Summerwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Sunstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
    • Twin Willows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
    • Valley High
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
    • Xanadu
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu

How Far From Autumn Wood 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 Autumn Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Autumn Wood and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Autumn Wood to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Autumn Wood) 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 Autumn Wood 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 Autumn Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6555, Longitude: -111.9508       In this case, the coordinates for Autumn Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.961 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.81 degrees.