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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 Gorder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gorder 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 Gorder:
- 40.166619, -111.917436
- 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 Gorder
- 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Gorder 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 Gorder
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gorder ...
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.
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Bunker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cedar Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Eagle Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lake Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Pelican Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Point is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Snow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Spanish Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <1>
- Vineyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
How Far From Gorder 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 Gorder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gorder and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could drive a straight line from Gorder to Ogden, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 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 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 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- Gorder) 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 Gorder 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 Gorder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1666, Longitude: -111.9174 In this case, the coordinates for Gorder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.825 degrees. |
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