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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 Croydon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croydon 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 Croydon:
    • 41.068621, -111.514050
    • 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 Croydon
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Croydon is near Summit County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Croydon

Communities Also Named Croydon ...

We found three communities that are also named Croydon.

Within Utah, the name Croydon is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Croydon is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Croydon that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Croydon.
    • Ontario
      • This Croydon lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Croydon that is located in Morgan County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Croydon is located in Bucks County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<1> to the east of the Croydon that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Croydon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Croydon ...

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.

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

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

  • Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Croydon to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 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 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Croydon) 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 Croydon 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 Croydon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0686, Longitude: -111.5140    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.196 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.525 degrees.