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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 Blue Grass Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Grass Acres 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 Blue Grass Acres:
    • 40.628837, -111.852990
    • 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 Blue Grass Acres
  • 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 Blue Grass Acres 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 Blue Grass Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Grass Acres ...

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.

  • Bee and Gee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
  • Bridlewalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
  • Candlelite Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Chevy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
  • Cottonwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
  • Cottonwood Slopes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
  • Cottonwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
  • Creek Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Dairy Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
    • Enchanted Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
    • Fisher Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
    • Gill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Gill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Helm is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hidden Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Hillside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Holly Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
    • International Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
    • Lazy Bar
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
    • Little Cottonwood Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marion Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Olympus View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
    • Paradise Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Phoenician Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
    • Ridge Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Silver Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Terrace Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
    • Twin Peaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Twin Peaks Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Union View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
    • Valley Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
    • Walnut Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
    • Warranty
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

How Far From Blue Grass Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blue Grass Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Grass Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 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- Blue Grass Acres) 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 Blue Grass Acres 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 Blue Grass Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6288, Longitude: -111.8530       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Grass Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.882 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.424 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.755 degrees.