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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 Golden West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden West 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 Golden West:
- 40.909112, -111.899939
- 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 Golden West
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Golden West is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Golden West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden West ...
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.
- Benchmark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Birdland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birdland is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Bountiful
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <1>
- Center Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Cherry Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
- Cherry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cinnamon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Colonial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
- Cottonwood Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
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- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Feller Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Feller Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Gold
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gold is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Golden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Golden Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
- Hogan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hogan Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
- Island View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Island View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Jensen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
- Judge Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Judge Holbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Holbrook
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lynnhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynnhaven is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- Major
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Major is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Maple Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Glen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Meadow Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Crossing is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crossing
- Meadow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadowlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowlane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Mountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oak Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Pheasantbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pheasantbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantbrook
- Placid Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Placid Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Cove
- Quailbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quailbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailbrook
- Randall Way
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randall Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Way
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rockwood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Gardens
- Rolling Hills Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shamrock Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
- Spring Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Summertree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summertree is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertree
- Sunny Slope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Susie Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Susie Ranch is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie Ranch
- Twin Hollows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Hollows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
- Vineyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vistaview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vistaview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistaview
- Woods Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Golden West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Golden West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Golden West and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Golden West to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 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 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Golden West 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 Golden West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9091, Longitude: -111.8999 In this case, the coordinates for Golden West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.762 degrees. |
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