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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 Eagle Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain:
- 40.313764, -112.003030
- 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 Eagle Mountain
- 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Since Eagle Mountain is near Salt Lake County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Eagle Mountain
Communities Also Named Eagle Mountain ...
We found four communities that are also named Eagle Mountain.
Within Utah, the name Eagle Mountain is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eagle Mountain [Riverside County].
- Ontario
- This Eagle Mountain lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Eagle Mountain that is located in Utah County.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eagle Mountain that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Eagle Mountain.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Eagle Mountain [Botetourt County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Mountain ...
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.
- American Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <4>
- Bluffdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bunker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cedar Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Freeman Butterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hardy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Marblewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Medallion Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Park Avenue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Pelican Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pelican Point is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Western Charm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
How Far From Eagle Mountain 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 city such as Eagle Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Mountain and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Mountain to Provo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eagle Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagle Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Eagle Mountain 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Eagle Mountain 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 Eagle Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3138, Longitude: -112.0030 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.50 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.865 degrees. |
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