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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 Holladay Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holladay Highlands 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 Holladay Highlands:
    • 40.653281, -111.811877
    • 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 Holladay Highlands
  • 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 Holladay Highlands is near Summit County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Holladay Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holladay Highlands ...

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.

  • Blue Spruce
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Bonnie View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
  • Cottonwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
  • Cottonwood Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cottonwood Manor is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
  • Cottonwood Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
  • Cottonwood Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cottonwood Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ridge
  • Cottonwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
  • Fawn Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
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    • Flamingo Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
    • Florence Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
    • Green Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
    • Haven Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
    • Heather Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Helm is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hillside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • International Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
    • Jo Lynn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
    • Knight
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Knight is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
    • Lazy Bar
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
    • Locust Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Mount Olympus Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mount Olympus Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Hills
    • Nathan Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
    • Orchard Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
    • Peony Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
    • Pine Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Ridge Road
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
    • Shadow Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Sunrise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Wander Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Holladay Highlands 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 Holladay Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Holladay Highlands 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 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Holladay Highlands to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holladay Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Holladay Highlands 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 Holladay Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6533, Longitude: -111.8119       In this case, the coordinates for Holladay Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.852 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.391 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.73 degrees.