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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 Green Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Tree 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 Green Tree:
    • 40.662725, -111.970771
    • 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 Green Tree
  • 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 Green Tree is near Davis County and also Tooele 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 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 Green Tree

Communities Also Named Green Tree ...

We found ten communities that are also named Green Tree.

Within Utah, the name Green Tree is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Tree [Lauderdale County].
      • Marengo 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 Alabama community of Green Tree [Marengo County].
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Green Tree is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Green Tree.
    • Iowa
      • Scott 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 Iowa community of Green Tree [Scott County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Green Tree is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km]<3> to the east of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Green Tree.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Green Tree is located in Guilford County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<3> to the east of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Green Tree.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Green Tree is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<3> to the east of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Green Tree.
      • Chester County
      • This Green Tree is located in Chester County and lies 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km] to the east of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Green Tree.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Green Tree is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the east of the Green Tree that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Green Tree.
    • Tennessee
      • White 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 Tennessee community of Green Tree [White County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Tree ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Best View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Fox Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Heatherglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • Hector Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Horizon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Jensen Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Kingsgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Log Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
    • Skyview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

How Far From Green Tree 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 Green Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Green Tree 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 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Green Tree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Green Tree 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>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- Green Tree) 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 Green Tree 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 Green Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6627, Longitude: -111.9708       In this case, the coordinates for Green Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.978 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.54 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.821 degrees.