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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 Falconcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falconcrest 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 Falconcrest:
    • 40.683557, -112.058830
    • 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 Falconcrest
  • 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 Falconcrest is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Falconcrest

Communities Also Named Falconcrest ...

We found two communities that are also named Falconcrest.

Within Utah, the name Falconcrest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the east of the Falconcrest that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Falconcrest.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Falconcrest [Chester County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Falconcrest ...

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.

  • Cherrywood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
  • Copper City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper Hills Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Copperview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
  • Creekview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
  • Crisp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Cyprus Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
  • Dial Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
  • Equestrian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
  • Glen Heather
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
  • Harmony Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
  • Hector Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Highland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Hunter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter Farmes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
    • Hunter Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
    • Hunter Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Stake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
    • Jonesdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
    • King Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
    • Majestic Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
    • Mallard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Martin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Merry Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Polaris Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
    • Silver Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Springbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Sue Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
    • Sundown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sunny Side
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunset Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Swallow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
    • Teasel Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
    • Woodledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falconcrest to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,849 miles [2,975.7 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Falconcrest) 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 Falconcrest 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>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 Falconcrest 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 Falconcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6836, Longitude: -112.0588       In this case, the coordinates for Falconcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.049 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.626 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.871 degrees.