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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 Foothills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foothills 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 Foothills:
- 40.495504, -112.015215
- 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 Foothills
- 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 Foothills is near Utah County and also Tooele 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 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 Foothills
Communities Also Named Foothills ...
We found one communities that are also named Foothills.
Within Utah, the name Foothills is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Foothills in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Foothills lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Foothills that is located in Salt Lake County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foothills ...
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.
- Bluffdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
- Clover Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Farm Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Featherwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Freeman Butterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lane Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lark is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Majestic Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Majestic Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Marblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Medallion Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Park Avenue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Western Charm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
How Far From Foothills 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 Foothills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foothills and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foothills to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- 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 7,018 miles [11,294.4 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 7,786 miles [12,530.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foothills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Foothills 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 Foothills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4955, Longitude: -112.0152 In this case, the coordinates for Foothills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.859 degrees. |
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