Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grass Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grass Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grass Creek
- 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 Grass Creek:
- 40.990057, -111.315538
- 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 Grass Creek
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Grass Creek is near Morgan County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grass Creek ...
We found two communities that share the name Grass Creek.
Within Utah, the name Grass Creek is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Fulton County
- This Grass Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grass Creek that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Grass Creek.
- Wyoming
- Hot Springs County
- This Grass Creek is located in Hot Springs County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grass Creek that is located in Summit County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Springs County community of Grass Creek.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Creek ...
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.
- Castle Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Summit County
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <3>
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Slide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <3>
- Echo Resort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Resort
- Echo Resort is located in Summit County
- Jeremy Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremy Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy Ranch
- Jeremy Ranch is located in Summit County
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Richville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Grass Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grass Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Grass Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grass Creek and extending to:
- Coalville, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Grass Creek to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,808 miles [2,909.7 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 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 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 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grass Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grass Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9901, Longitude: -111.3155 In this case, the coordinates for Grass Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Grass Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Grass Creek 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 331.493 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.998 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.416 degrees. |