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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 Byers and Tolles Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byers and Tolles Addition and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Byers and Tolles Addition
  • 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 Byers and Tolles Addition:
    • 40.789668, -111.934938
    • 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 Byers and Tolles Addition
  • 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 Byers and Tolles Addition is near Davis County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Byers and Tolles Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Byers and Tolles Addition ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bullock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Capitol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Catherine Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Ensign Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Featherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
  • Golden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
  • Great Westside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
  • Hot Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hunters
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Jones
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Martins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Panorama
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Poplar Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Willow Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

How Far From Byers and Tolles Addition 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 Byers and Tolles Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Byers and Tolles Addition and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • 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 Byers and Tolles Addition 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 6,998 miles [11,262.2 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 7,766 miles [12,498.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byers and Tolles Addition) 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 Byers and Tolles Addition 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 Byers and Tolles Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7897, Longitude: -111.9349       In this case, the coordinates for Byers and Tolles Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.962 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.532 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.791 degrees.