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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 Cobblestone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobblestone and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cobblestone:
    • 40.664391, -111.979938
    • 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 Cobblestone
  • 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 Cobblestone is near Davis County and also Tooele 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 Tooele 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 Cobblestone

Communities Also Named Cobblestone ...

We found four communities that are also named Cobblestone.

Within Utah, the name Cobblestone is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Cobblestone [Cook County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Cobblestone is located in Wake County and lies 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<2> to the east of the Cobblestone that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cobblestone.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cobblestone that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Cobblestone.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Cobblestone is located in Stafford County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<2> to the east of the Cobblestone that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Cobblestone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobblestone ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cherrywood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Georgetown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Heatherglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • Hector Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Hector Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
  • Horizon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Hunter Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Stake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Jensen Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
    • Kingsgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Skyview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Sunset Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cobblestone 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 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cobblestone 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cobblestone) 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 Cobblestone 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 Cobblestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6644, Longitude: -111.9799       In this case, the coordinates for Cobblestone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.985 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.827 degrees.