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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 Highland Boy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Boy 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 Highland Boy:
- 40.51522, -112.16802
- 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 Highland Boy
- 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 Highland Boy is near Tooele County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Highland Boy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Boy ...
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.
- Angels Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
- Bluffdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
- Clover Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Copper City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creekview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Crystal Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Dixie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Edenbrooke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Falconcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Farm Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Featherwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Freeman Butterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lane Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lark ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Majestic Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Marblewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Meadow View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadowridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Medallion Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Park Avenue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Polaris Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Purple Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Skyview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Sunset Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Tad Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tad Park is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tad Park
- Walnut Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Western Charm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
How Far From Highland Boy 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 Highland Boy 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<2> community of Highland Boy once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Highland Boy and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Boy to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,857 miles [2,988.6 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 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 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 7,789 miles [12,535.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Highland Boy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Boy) 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 Highland Boy 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 Highland Boy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5152, Longitude: -112.1680 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.947 degrees. |
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