Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Gordons South Lawn Addition.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Gordons South Lawn Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordons South Lawn Addition and the surrounding area.

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gordons South Lawn 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 Gordons South Lawn Addition:
- 40.681891, -111.891047<1>
- 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 Gordons South Lawn 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 Gordons South Lawn Addition is near Davis County and also Summit 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 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 Gordons South Lawn Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordons South Lawn 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barbers is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
Best View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Best View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
Boulevard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boulevard is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridlewalk is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
Clover Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
Crown Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Colony is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
Dairy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dairy Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
Eddie Kay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eddie Kay is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
Emerald Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emerald Isle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
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- Erin Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Erin Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Ethel Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Ethel Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Farm Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fisher Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Fisher Place is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Forest Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Forest Dale is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Grant is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Green Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Green Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Indian Wells
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Indian Wells is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Juniper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Juniper is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Kings Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Kings Row is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Landings at Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Landings at Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Laura Park is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Liberty ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Liberty was located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lincoln Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Lincoln Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Majestic Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Majestic Village is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marian Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Marian Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Meadow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Millrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Millrace is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Misty Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Murray
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Murray is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
  - Murray has also been known as:
  - Murray City
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- Normandy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Normandy is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paradise Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Paradise Park is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Park Central is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Paul is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pheasant Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Pheasant Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Ridge Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Roper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Roper is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Rose Garden is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rural
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Rural is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Sage Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Sage Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Spring Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Spring Run is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Startup is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Stevenson Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Stevenson Island is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Stone Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Stone Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Sugar House was located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sunstone
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Sunstone is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Twin Peaks Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Twin Peaks Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Twin Willows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Valley Center is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Village Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Village Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Vista Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Vista Village is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Walnut Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Walnut Brook is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Woodside Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Woodside Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Xanadu
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Xanadu is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu

How Far From Gordons South Lawn 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 included the distance from a community such as Gordons South Lawn Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gordons South Lawn Addition and extending to:

Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gordons South Lawn Addition to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
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).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>	GPS Coordinates for Gordons South Lawn Addition: Decimal: 40.68189, -111.891047 DDMMSS: 40° 40' 54", -111° 53' 27"
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordons South Lawn Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Gordons South Lawn 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 Gordons South Lawn Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6819, Longitude: -111.8910 In this case, the coordinates for Gordons South Lawn Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.917 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.47 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.774 degrees.