Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Georgetown Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georgetown Meadows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Georgetown Meadows

• 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 Georgetown Meadows:
  • 40.576059, -111.950770
  • 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 Georgetown Meadows

• 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 Georgetown Meadows 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 Georgetown Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgetown Meadows ...

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.

• Clover Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
• Clover Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
• Crystal Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
• Edenbrooke
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
• Featherwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
• Greenfield Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
• Heritage Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
• Lane Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
• Majestic Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
• Majestic Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
• Meadow Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
• Meadowridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
• Purple Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
• Twin Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Georgetown Meadows to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 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 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'