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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Belmont Heights.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belmont Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belmont Heights 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 Belmont Heights:
- 40.591615, -111.849656<1>
- 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 Belmont 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 Belmont Heights is near Utah County and also Summit 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Belmont Heights
Communities Also Named Belmont Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Belmont Heights.
Within Utah, the name Belmont Heights is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Belmont Heights, Los Angeles County
- This Belmont Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Belmont Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Belmont Heights.
- Florida
- Belmont Heights, Hillsborough County
- This Belmont Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Belmont Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Belmont Heights.
- Missouri
- Belmont Heights, Saint Louis County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Belmont Heights.
- South Carolina
- Belmont Heights, Greenville County
- This Belmont Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<2> to the east of the Belmont Heights that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Belmont Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmont 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.
- Angel Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Angel Street is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Star Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Butler Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Butler Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
- Candlelite Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Candlelite Corner is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cavalry Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Cotton Wood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cotton Wood Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cove
- Cottonwood Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Slopes is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
- Creek Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creek Crest is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- David Street is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Daybreak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daybreak is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairoaks is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Flat Iron Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Iron Mesa is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
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- Forest Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Creek Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Fire is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Granite Mesa is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Willows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Greenwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harvard Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Villa is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hidden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hidden Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Hummingbird
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hummingbird is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jordan Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jordan Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Little Cottonwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marion Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marion Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mingo Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Breeze is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pebble Glen is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pebble Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pepper Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Peruvian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peruvian Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Phoenician Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phoenician Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Probe is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Point is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverwood is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Royal Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandridge is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy City is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Highlands is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Steeple View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steeple View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summer Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Sunburst Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunburst Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunrise Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Sunset Meadows Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Meadows Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows Village
- Terrace Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terrace Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
- Union Square
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Square is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Union View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
- Valley Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Ridge is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vineyard Glen is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whisperwood is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildflower is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Heights
- Willow Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
- Willow Creek Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
- Willow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Belmont Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Belmont Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belmont Heights and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Belmont Heights to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 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 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Belmont Heights:
Decimal: 40.59161, -111.849656
DDMMSS: 40° 35' 29", -111° 50' 58" |
| <2> | 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- Belmont Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Belmont Heights, 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 Belmont Heights 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 Belmont Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5916, Longitude: -111.8497 In this case, the coordinates for Belmont Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.413 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.756 degrees. |
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