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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 Brubaker Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brubaker Park 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 Brubaker Park:
- 40.669670, -111.809100
- 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 Brubaker Park
- 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 Brubaker Park is near Summit County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Brubaker Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brubaker Park ...
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.
- Blue Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Heather Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Olympus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Mount Olympus Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olympus Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Cove
- Mount Olympus Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olympus Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Hills
- Mount Olympus Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Olympus Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Park
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
How Far From Brubaker Park 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 Brubaker Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brubaker Park and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brubaker Park 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 72 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brubaker Park) 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 Brubaker Park 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 Brubaker Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6697, Longitude: -111.8091 In this case, the coordinates for Brubaker Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.851 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.727 degrees. |
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