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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 Capitol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capitol 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 Capitol:
- 40.775502, -111.890492
- 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 Capitol
- 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 Capitol 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 Capitol
Communities Also Named Capitol ...
We found nine communities that are also named Capitol.
Within Utah, the name Capitol is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Capitol [Maricopa County].
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Capitol [Sangamon County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Capitol [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Montana
- Carter County
- This Capitol is located in Carter County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Capitol that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Capitol.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Capitol [Richland County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Capitol [Travis County].
- Virginia
- Richmond City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Capitol [Richmond City].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Capitol [Kanawha County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Capitol [Dane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capitol ...
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 southwest)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bullock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Catherine Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
- City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Colorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Ensign Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
- Ensign Downs Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
- Featherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Federal-Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
- Fountain Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fraternity Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Golden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Grand View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Great Westside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jordan Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Panorama
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Perrys Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
- Poplar Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Pratts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- Silver Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Snow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Superior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Superior is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Temple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Wahoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Willow Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
How Far From Capitol 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 Capitol to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Capitol and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Capitol to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Capitol 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. |
| <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- Capitol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Capitol 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 Capitol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7755, Longitude: -111.8905 In this case, the coordinates for Capitol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.925 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees. |
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