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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 Cottonwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood:
- 40.660262, -111.835181
- 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 Cottonwood
- 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood
Communities Also Named Cottonwood ...
We found 47 communities that are also named Cottonwood.
There are two communities within Utah that are also named Cottonwood.
Beyond Utah, we know of 45 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Davis County
- This Cottonwood is located in Davis County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cottonwood.
- Grand County
- This Cottonwood is located in Grand County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Cottonwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cottonwood [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Cottonwood is located in Houston County and lies 1,618 miles [2,603.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Cottonwood.
- Limestone County
- This Cottonwood is located in Limestone County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Cottonwood.
- Alaska
- This Cottonwood lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Cottonwood is located in Apache County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Cottonwood.
- Cochise County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Cottonwood.
- Pinal County
- This Cottonwood is located in Pinal County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Cottonwood.
- Yavapai County
- This Cottonwood is located in Yavapai County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the south of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Cottonwood.
- British Columbia
- This Cottonwood lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cottonwood [San Bernardino County].
- Shasta County
- This Cottonwood is located in Shasta County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Cottonwood.
- Yolo County
- This Cottonwood is located in Yolo County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the west of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Cottonwood.
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Cottonwood is located in Douglas County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cottonwood.
- Gilpin County
- This Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the east of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Cottonwood.
- Saguache County
- This Cottonwood is located in Saguache County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Cottonwood.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Cottonwood is located in Fayette County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cottonwood.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Cottonwood is located in Idaho County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Cottonwood.
- Owyhee County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Cottonwood [Owyhee County].
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Cottonwood.
- Iowa
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Cottonwood [Lee County].
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Cottonwood is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Cottonwood.
- Vernon Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Cottonwood [Vernon Parish].
- Minnesota
- Lyon County
- This Cottonwood is located in Lyon County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Cottonwood.
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Cottonwood.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Cottonwood is located in Fergus County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Cottonwood.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Cottonwood.
- Elko County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cottonwood [Elko County].
- Mineral County
- This community is historic and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Cottonwood.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Cottonwood.
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Cottonwood.
- San Juan County
- This Cottonwood is located in San Juan County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Cottonwood.
- Oklahoma
- Coal County
- This Cottonwood is located in Coal County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Cottonwood.
- Sequoyah County
- This Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Cottonwood.
- South Dakota
- Jackson County
- This Cottonwood is located in Jackson County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cottonwood.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This Cottonwood is located in Brazos County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Cottonwood.
- Callahan County
- This Cottonwood is located in Callahan County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Cottonwood.
- Erath County
- This Cottonwood is located in Erath County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Cottonwood.
- Falls County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cottonwood [Falls County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Cottonwood is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km] to the southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Cottonwood.
- Kaufman County
- This Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Cottonwood.
- Liberty County
- This Cottonwood is located in Liberty County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Cottonwood.
- Madison County
- This Cottonwood is located in Madison County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cottonwood.
- McLennan County
- This Cottonwood is located in McLennan County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east southeast of the Cottonwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Cottonwood.
- Somervell County
- Although located in Somervell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Cottonwood.
- Wisconsin
- Price County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cottonwood [Price County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonwood ...
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.
- Blue Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Haven Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Heather Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Helm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeremy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Olympus View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
- Rose Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 west)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
How Far From Cottonwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cottonwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonwood 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 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cottonwood 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 7,003 miles [11,270.2 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Cottonwood 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6603, Longitude: -111.8352 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.414 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.743 degrees. |
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