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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 Jackson Park Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Park Village 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 Jackson Park Village:
    • 40.780779, -111.911882
    • 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 Jackson Park Village
  • 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 Jackson Park Village 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 Jackson Park Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Park Village ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bullock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Capitol
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Catherine Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Ensign Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Featherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Glenn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Golden Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
    • Grand View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Granite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Great Westside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
    • Holland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Hot Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hunters
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Jones
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Martins
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Panorama
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Perrys Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Poplar Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Pratts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Salt Lake City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Temple View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Willow Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

How Far From Jackson Park Village 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 Jackson Park Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jackson Park Village and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jackson Park Village to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,766 miles [12,498.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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- Jackson Park Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Jackson Park Village 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 Jackson Park Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7808, Longitude: -111.9119       In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Park Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.943 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.509 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.778 degrees.