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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Brighton Addition.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Brighton Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brighton Addition 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 Brighton Addition:
    • 40.722724, -111.981328<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 Brighton Addition
  • 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 Brighton Addition 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 Brighton Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brighton Addition ...

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.

  • Barbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barbers is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Blaine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Bullock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullock is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Cannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cannon is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Cherrywood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrywood Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Crisp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crisp is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Crown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crown is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Delta Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Delta Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Dial Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dial Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • El Dorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • El Dorado is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Fox Shadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fox Shadow is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Frost is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Golden Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hall View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hall View is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Harmony Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmony Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Heatherglen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Heatherglen is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hector Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hector Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hector Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hector Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hector Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hector Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • High Avenue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • High Avenue is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Highland Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hunter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hunter Farmes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter Farmes is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hunter Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Hunter Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jensen Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jensen Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jones
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jonesdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jonesdale is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jordan Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan Place is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Kings Row
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Row is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lee Ann is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Lincoln Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Lincoln Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Log Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Haven is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Mallard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mallard is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Maple Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Mead Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mead Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadow Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadow Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadow Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadow Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Meadowgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadowgate is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Melody Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Melody Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Merry Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merry Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Peachwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Peachwood is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Poplar Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Place is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Roper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Roper is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sharp is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Silver Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Silver Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Springbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springbrook is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Stone Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sundown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sundown is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunny Side
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Side is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunnybrook Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybrook Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunnygrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunnygrove is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Swallow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swallow is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Teasel Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Teasel Downs is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Terminal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terminal is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Valley Down
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Valley Down is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Willow Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Willow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Willow Run Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Run Park is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Woodledge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodledge is also located in Salt Lake County
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How Far From Brighton Addition 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 included the distance from a community such as Brighton Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brighton Addition 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 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brighton Addition to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Brighton Addition:
     Decimal: 40.72272, -111.981328
     DDMMSS: 40° 43' 21", -111° 58' 52"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brighton Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Brighton Addition 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 Brighton Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7227, Longitude: -111.9813       In this case, the coordinates for Brighton Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.992 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.562 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.823 degrees.