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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 Canyon Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon Place 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 Canyon Place:
- 40.586337, -111.793265
- 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 Canyon Place
- 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 Canyon Place is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Canyon Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon Place ...
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.
- Danish Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danish Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Hills
- Daybreak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Emmaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Finlandia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Finlandia is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fur Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fur Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fur Hollow
- Glacier Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glacier Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Mesa
- Golden Hill Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden Hill Canyon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Canyon
- Golden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Oaks
- Honeywood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honeywood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Cove
- Honeywood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honeywood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Hills
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Little Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cottonwood
- Little Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Willow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Willow
- Majestic View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Majestic View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic View
- Mountain Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Persimmon Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Persimmon Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Tree
- Prospector Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospector Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector Hills
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Scottish Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scottish Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Heights
- Seven Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Summer Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oaks
- Sunset Meadows Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Top of the World
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Top of the World is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the World
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Creek Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Heights
- Willow Creek Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Creek Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hill
- Willow Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Creek Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
- Willow Creek Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
- Willow Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Creek View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek View
- Willow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Willowcreek Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willowcreek Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek Oaks
How Far From Canyon Place 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 Canyon Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Canyon Place and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canyon Place to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canyon Place) 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 Canyon Place 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 Canyon Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5863, Longitude: -111.7933 In this case, the coordinates for Canyon Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.831 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.724 degrees. |
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