Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Home and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Home
- 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 Forest Home:
- 40.706615, -111.616314
- 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 Forest Home
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Forest Home is near Summit County and also Wasatch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Wasatch 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Forest Home ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Forest Home.
Within Utah, the name Forest Home is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Forest Home is located in Butler County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Home that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Forest Home.
- California
- Amador 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 Forest Home [Amador County].
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Forest Home [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Home [Cook County].
- Iowa
- Poweshiek 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 Iowa community of Forest Home [Poweshiek County].
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Kansas community of Forest Home [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Woodford 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 Kentucky community of Forest Home [Woodford County].
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Home that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Home.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Forest Home is located in Tompkins County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Forest Home.
- Nova Scotia
- This Forest Home lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Forest Home is located in Williamson County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Home that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Forest Home.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Forest Home.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Home ...
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.
- Burnt Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Flat
- Burnt Flat is located in Salt Lake County
- Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jeremy Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremy Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy Ranch
- Jeremy Ranch is located in Summit County
- Merrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pine Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
- Pine Lodge is located in Salt Lake County
- Pine Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Silver Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
- Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Summit County
- Solitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Solitude is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solitude <6>
- Summit Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
How Far From Forest Home 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 Forest Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Home and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Home to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,826 miles [2,938.7 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 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7066, Longitude: -111.6163 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Forest Home, 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 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 Forest Home 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Forest Home to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.703 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.22 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.612 degrees. |