RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Salt Lake County >> Bullock >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bullock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullock 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 Bullock:
    • 40.755224, -111.935493
    • 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 Bullock
  • 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 Bullock 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 Bullock

Communities Also Named Bullock ...

We found nine communities that are also named Bullock.

Within Utah, the name Bullock is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • This Bullock is located in Crenshaw County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Bullock.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Bullock is located in Frederick County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Bullock.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bullock [Alpena County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tippah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bullock [Tippah County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Bullock is located in Burlington County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Bullock.
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • This Bullock is located in Granville County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Bullock.
    • Ontario
      • This Bullock lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bullock [Greenwood County].
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • This Bullock is located in Eastland County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bullock that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Bullock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullock ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Catherine Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Fountain Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Golden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
  • Great Westside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
  • High Avenue
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
  • Hunters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jordan Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Martins
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mead Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Poplar Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Salt Lake City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University

How Far From Bullock 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 Bullock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bullock and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bullock to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bullock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bullock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Bullock, 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 Bullock 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 Bullock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7552, Longitude: -111.9355       In this case, the coordinates for Bullock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.959 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.525 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.794 degrees.