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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 Grand View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand View 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 Grand View:
    • 40.779390, -111.866325
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grand View
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Grand View ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Grand View.

Within Utah, the name Grand View is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Grand View is located in Yavapai County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Grand View.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Grand View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Grand View.
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • This Grand View is located in Owyhee County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Grand View.
    • Indiana
      • Spencer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Grand View [Spencer County].
    • Kansas
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Grand View [Morris County].
      • Morton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Grand View [Morton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint James Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Grand View [Saint James Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Grand View is located in Carroll County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Grand View.
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan County
      • This Grand View is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Grand View.
      • Monroe County
      • This Grand View is located in Monroe County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the east northeast of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Grand View.
      • Oceana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Grand View [Oceana County].
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Grand View [Rockland County].
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Grand View is located in Butler County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the east of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Grand View.
      • Washington County
      • This Grand View is located in Washington County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km] to the east of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grand View.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Grand View [Umatilla County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Grand View [Beaver County].
      • Bedford County
      • This Grand View is located in Bedford County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the east of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Grand View.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Grand View [Jefferson County].
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Grand View is located in Hampton City and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the east of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Grand View.
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Grand View is located in Bayfield County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grand View that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Grand View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand View ...

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.

  • Capitol
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
  • Ensign Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign Downs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
  • Federal-Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal-Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Fraternity Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraternity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
  • Hunters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
  • Lake View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Panorama
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Perrys Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
    • University
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
    • University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County

How Far From Grand View 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 Grand View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand View and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grand View to White House, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grand View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7794, Longitude: -111.8663       In this case, the coordinates for Grand View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Grand View could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grand View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Grand View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.907 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.466 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.752 degrees.




 

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