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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 Faust, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Faust 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 Faust:
    • 40.183087, -112.392272
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Faust
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Faust ...

We found three communities that share the name Faust.

Within Utah, the name Faust is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Faust lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the north of the Faust that is located in Tooele County.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • Although located in Pemiscot County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Faust.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Faust is located in Madison County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east of the Faust that is located in Tooele County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Faust.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Faust ...

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.

  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Ajax is located in Tooele County
    • Former name for Ajax:
    • Center
  • Cedar Fort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Clover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Tooele County
    • Former names for Clover:
    • Johnson
    • Johnson's Settlement
    • Shambip
  • Clover Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Station
    • Clover Station is located in Tooele County
  • Jacob City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
  • Knight
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
    • Knight is located in Juab County
  • Rush Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
    • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <4>
  • Sunshine ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Tooele County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Faust once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Faust and extending to:

  • Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Faust to Tooele, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Faust) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faust. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1831, Longitude: -112.3923       In this case, the coordinates for Faust have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Faust, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Faust to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.263 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.836 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.099 degrees.









 

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