Garden City Addition (Salt Lake County, UT)

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garden City Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden City Addition and the surrounding area.

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Garden City Addition

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 Garden City Addition:
- 40.722724, -111.984661
- 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 Garden City Addition

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 Garden City Addition is near Davis County and also Tooele 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 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 Garden City Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden City Addition ...

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.

Barbers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
Bullock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
Crisp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
Crown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
Delta Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
Dial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
Fox Shadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
Continue List (49 more) ...
- Hall View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Harmony Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- Heatherglen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hector Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
- Hector Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- Hector Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- High Avenue
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Highland Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Hunter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Farmes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
- Hunter Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunter Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Jensen Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Jonesdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Kings Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Lee Ann
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
- Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Log Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
- Mallard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Maple Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
- Mead Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Meadow Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadowgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Melody Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
- Merry Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
- Peachwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
- Poplar Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Sharp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Silver Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Silver Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Springbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stone Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sundown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnybrook Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunnygrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swallow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
- Teasel Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
- Terminal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Terminal is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal
- Valley Down
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
- Willow Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Run Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
- Woodledge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

How Far From Garden City Addition 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 Garden City Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garden City Addition and extending to:

Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Garden City Addition to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Garden City Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Garden City Addition 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 Garden City Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7227, Longitude: -111.9847 In this case, the coordinates for Garden City Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.994 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.565 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.825 degrees.