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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 Garfield Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garfield Junction 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 Garfield Junction:
    • 40.728834, -112.187723
    • 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 Garfield Junction
  • 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 Garfield Junction is near Tooele County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Garfield Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garfield Junction ...

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.

  • Arthur ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Copper Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Copper Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove
  • Copper Hills Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Copperview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
  • Cyprus Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
  • Equestrian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
  • Falconcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Glen Heather
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Majestic Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
  • Orchard View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Progress
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Progress is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Saltair ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
    • Sue Ann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
    • Teasel Downs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Garfield Junction to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 east (E). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,856 miles [2,986.9 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 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 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 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garfield Junction) 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 Garfield Junction 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 Garfield Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7288, Longitude: -112.1877       In this case, the coordinates for Garfield Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.155 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.755 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.943 degrees.