Chevy Chase (Salt Lake County, UT) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chevy Chase

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 Chevy Chase:
- 40.651336, -111.857990
- 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 Chevy Chase

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 Chevy Chase is near Davis County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Chevy Chase

Communities Also Named Chevy Chase ...

We found two communities that are also named Chevy Chase.

Within Utah, the name Chevy Chase is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
  - Fayette County
  - This Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the east of the Chevy Chase that is located in Salt Lake County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Chevy Chase.
- Maryland
  - Montgomery County
  - This Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Chevy Chase that is located in Salt Lake County.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chevy Chase.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chevy Chase ...

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.

Bee and Gee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
Bridlewalk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
Dairy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
Continue List (39 more) ...
- Enchanted Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
- Ethel Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Fawn Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Fisher Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Gill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Gill is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Grant is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Haven Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Hidden Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Holly Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeremy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
- Juniper
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Laura Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Murray
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Murray is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
  - Murray has also been known as:
  - Murray City
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- Normandy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Olympus View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Paradise Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paul
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Paul is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pheasant Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Rose Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spring Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Startup is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Sycamore Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Tall Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Valley Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Vista Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Walnut Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Warranty
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
- Wildwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Chevy Chase to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chevy Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chevy Chase and extending to:

Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chevy Chase 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 7,004 miles [11,271.8 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 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Chevy Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6513, Longitude: -111.8580 In this case, the coordinates for Chevy Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.888 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.433 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.757 degrees.