Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burgundy Street Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burgundy Street Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burgundy Street Gardens
- 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 Burgundy Street Gardens:
- 40.581892, -111.913269
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Burgundy Street Gardens
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Burgundy Street Gardens is near Utah County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgundy Street Gardens ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Star Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Candlelite Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelite Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
- Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Clover Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Crescent Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Dry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Edenbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Featherwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
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- Green Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Greenfield Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
- Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Greenwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jordan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Marion Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadow Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Mingo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Mountain Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Pebble Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Pebble Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Pepper Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Probe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sandra Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandra Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
- Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Sandy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Spring Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunburst Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
- Union Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Willows
How Far From Burgundy Street Gardens 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 include the distance from a community such as Burgundy Street Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burgundy Street Gardens and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Burgundy Street Gardens to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 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 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burgundy Street Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Burgundy Street Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burgundy Street Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5819, Longitude: -111.9133 In this case, the coordinates for Burgundy Street Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Burgundy Street Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.925 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.794 degrees. |