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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 Herrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herrick and the surrounding area.
- 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 Herrick:
- 40.738280, -111.892436
- 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 Herrick
- 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 Herrick 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 Herrick
Communities Also Named Herrick ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Herrick.
Within Utah, the name Herrick is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sharp 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 Arkansas community of Herrick [Sharp County].
- Colorado
- Pueblo 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 Colorado community of Herrick [Pueblo County].
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Herrick is located in Shoshone County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Herrick.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Herrick is located in Shelby County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<3> to the east of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Herrick.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Herrick is located in Isabella County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Herrick.
- Missaukee 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 Herrick [Missaukee County].
- Nebraska
- Knox County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Herrick.
- North Dakota
- Walsh County
- This Herrick is located in Walsh County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<3> to the northeast of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Herrick.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Herrick is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<3> to the east of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Herrick.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford 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 Herrick [Bradford County].
- Susquehanna 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 Herrick [Susquehanna County].
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Herrick is located in Gregory County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Herrick that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Herrick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herrick ...
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.
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fountain Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Mead Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Roper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rural is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Salt Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Syndicate Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
- Temple View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- Victory Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Wahoo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Herrick 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 Herrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herrick and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Herrick to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Herrick, 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 Herrick 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' (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- Herrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Herrick 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 Herrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7383, Longitude: -111.8924 In this case, the coordinates for Herrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.923 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.482 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.77 degrees. |
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