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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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broken Ridge at Highpoint and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Broken Ridge at Highpoint
  • 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint:
    • 40.606059, -111.861323
    • 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint
  • 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint is near Utah County and also Davis 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 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broken Ridge at Highpoint ...

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 located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Butler Hills is 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 located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
  • Cavalry Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
  • Celeste
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Cotton Wood Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cotton Wood Cove is 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 located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
  • Creek Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
  • Enchanted Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
  • Fairoaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Flat Iron Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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 northeast)
      • Gill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Granite Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
    • Greenwood Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
    • Greenwood Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
    • Harvard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
    • Hidden Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Hummingbird
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
    • Jordan Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
    • Little Cottonwood Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marion Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Mingo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
    • Mountain Breeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
    • Pebble Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
    • Pebble Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
    • Pepper Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
    • Peruvian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
    • Phoenician Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
    • Probe
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Probe is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
    • Quail Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Royal Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Royal Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane
    • Sandra Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
    • Sandy City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
    • Sandy Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Highlands is 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 located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
    • Sandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
    • Silver Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
    • Steeple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
    • Suburban View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
    • Summer Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
    • Sunburst Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Terrace Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
    • Twin Peaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
    • Union View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Union View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
    • Valley Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
    • Vineyard Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
    • Warranty
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

How Far From Broken Ridge at Highpoint 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Broken Ridge at Highpoint and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Broken Ridge at Highpoint 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broken Ridge at Highpoint) 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint 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 Broken Ridge at Highpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6061, Longitude: -111.8613       In this case, the coordinates for Broken Ridge at Highpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.886 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.427 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.762 degrees.