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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 Foothill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foothill 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 Foothill:
    • 40.743002, -111.834101
    • 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 Foothill
  • 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 Foothill is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Foothill

Communities Also Named Foothill ...

We found three communities that are also named Foothill.

Within Utah, the name Foothill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Foothill [Los Angeles County].
      • Placer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Foothill [Placer County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Foothill [Spokane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foothill ...

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.

  • Capitol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Edwards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Federal-Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Forest Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Fountain Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Fraternity Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Glenn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Grand View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Granite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Panorama
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Perrys Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Pratts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Rural
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rural is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Salt Lake City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Syndicate Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
    • Temple View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Victory Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Wahoo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Young Haven Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
    • Zions Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Foothill and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Foothill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,766 miles [12,498.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Foothill 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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Foothill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Foothill 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 Foothill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7430, Longitude: -111.8341       In this case, the coordinates for Foothill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.878 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.429 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.736 degrees.