Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bacchus Heights:
  • 40.689668, -112.042162
  • 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 Bacchus Heights

• 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 Bacchus Heights is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Bacchus Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bacchus Heights ...

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.

• Cherrywood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
• Copper Hills Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
• Crisp
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Dial Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
• Equestrian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
• Falconcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
• Glen Heather
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
• Highland Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
• Hunter
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Hunter Farmes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
• Hunter Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
• Hunter Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Jonesdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • King Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
  • Majestic Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
  • Mallard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
  • Martin Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
  • Merry Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Silver Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
  • Springbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Sue Ann
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
  • Sunny Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Teasel Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
  • Woodledge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

How Far From Bacchus Heights 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 Bacchus Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bacchus Heights 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 73 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'