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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 Granite View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granite View Estates 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 Granite View Estates:
    • 40.568838, -111.818544
    • 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 Granite View Estates
  • 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 Granite View Estates is near Utah County and also Summit 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 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 Granite View Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite View Estates ...

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.

  • Cavalry Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
  • Cobblestone Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
  • Crescent Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crescent Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Highlands
  • Daybreak
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
  • Fox Fire
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Fur Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fur Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fur Hollow
  • Glacier Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glacier Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Mesa
  • Golden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Oaks
  • Holly Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Little Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Little Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cottonwood
  • Majestic View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Majestic View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic View
  • Meadow Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Meadowlark
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadowlark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Mountain Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mountain Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
    • Pepperwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pepperwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
    • Pepperwood Canyon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pepperwood Canyon is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Canyon
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Raintree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Robinson Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
    • Sandridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
    • Sandy Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
    • Scottish Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Scottish Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Heights
    • Seven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Seven Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Spring Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
    • Summer Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
    • Sunrise Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
    • Sunset Meadows Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Teakwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
    • Whisperwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
    • Wildflower
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
    • Willow Creek Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Creek Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Heights
    • Willow Creek Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Creek Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
    • Willow Creek Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
    • Willow Creek Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Creek Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Mesa
    • Willow Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Willowcreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Granite View Estates and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Granite View Estates to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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 7,008 miles [11,278.3 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite View Estates) 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 Granite View Estates 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 Granite View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5688, Longitude: -111.8185       In this case, the coordinates for Granite View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.849 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.38 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.74 degrees.