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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 Edgemont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgemont 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 Edgemont:
- 40.574393, -111.857989
- 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 Edgemont
- 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 Edgemont is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Edgemont
Communities Also Named Edgemont ...
We found 29 communities that are also named Edgemont.
There are two communities within Utah that are also named Edgemont.
Beyond Utah, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Utah County
- This Edgemont is located in Utah County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Edgemont.
- Weber County
- This Edgemont is located in Weber County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Edgemont.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Edgemont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgemont.
- Lauderdale County
- This Edgemont is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Edgemont.
- Madison County
- This Edgemont is located in Madison County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Edgemont.
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This Edgemont is located in Cleburne County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Edgemont.
- California
- Lassen County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Edgemont [Lassen County].
- Riverside County
- This Edgemont is located in Riverside County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Edgemont.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Edgemont is located in Jefferson County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgemont.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Edgemont is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Edgemont.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Edgemont is located in Frederick County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Edgemont.
- Washington County
- This Edgemont is located in Washington County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edgemont.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Edgemont is located in Lee County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Edgemont.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Edgemont.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Edgemont is located in Merrimack County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Edgemont.
- New York
- Westchester 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 New York community of Edgemont [Westchester County].
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Edgemont is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Edgemont.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Edgemont is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Edgemont.
- Montgomery County
- This Edgemont is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edgemont.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Edgemont is located in Dauphin County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Edgemont.
- Delaware County
- This Edgemont is located in Delaware County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Edgemont.
- Northampton County
- This Edgemont is located in Northampton County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km] to the east northeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Edgemont.
- South Dakota
- Fall River County
- This Edgemont is located in Fall River County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Edgemont.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Edgemont is located in Cocke County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Edgemont.
- Sullivan County
- This Edgemont is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Edgemont.
- Virginia
- Covington City
- This Edgemont is located in Covington City and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Edgemont.
- Washington
- Kittitas County
- This Edgemont is located in Kittitas County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Edgemont.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Edgemont is located in Cabell County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Edgemont.
- Marion County
- This Edgemont is located in Marion County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km] to the east of the Edgemont that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Edgemont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgemont ...
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 Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Cobblestone Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Crescent Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Daybreak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Flat Iron Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Greenwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Holly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hummingbird
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meadow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Peruvian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Robinson Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Sprucewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Steeple View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Sunset Meadows Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Willow Creek Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
How Far From Edgemont 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 Edgemont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgemont and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Edgemont to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edgemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Edgemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Edgemont 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 Edgemont 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 Edgemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5744, Longitude: -111.8580 In this case, the coordinates for Edgemont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.762 degrees. |
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