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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 Burlington Addition West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burlington Addition West and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Burlington Addition West
  • 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 Burlington Addition West:
    • 40.750502, -111.931604
    • 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 Burlington Addition West
  • 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 Burlington Addition West 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 Burlington Addition West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burlington Addition West ...

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 north)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bullock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • City Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • 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
  • Foxs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Glenn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • 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
  • Granite
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Great Westside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • 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 north)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
    • Sharp
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Silver Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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
    • Temple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • Wahoo
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

How Far From Burlington Addition West 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 Burlington Addition West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burlington Addition West 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 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Burlington Addition West 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 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burlington Addition West) 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 Burlington Addition West 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 Burlington Addition West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7505, Longitude: -111.9316       In this case, the coordinates for Burlington Addition West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.955 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.521 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.792 degrees.