Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cardon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cardon

• 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 Cardon:
  • 41.824651, -111.844390
  • 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 Cardon

• 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 Cache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
  • Since Cardon is near Box Elder County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Cardon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardon ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cache
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cache is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
• Cache Junction ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
• Cornish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornish is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <1>
• Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cove is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Nibley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nibley is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
• Peter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peter is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <1>
• Quigley Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quigley Crossing is located in Cache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing

How Far From Cardon 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 Cardon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Logan, which is the Seat of Cache County, lies just to the South.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cardon to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 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 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'