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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 Jordan Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place:
- 40.757446, -111.923271
- 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 Jordan Place
- 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 Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place
Communities Also Named Jordan Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Jordan Place.
Within Utah, the name Jordan Place is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This Jordan Place is located in Lee County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jordan Place that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Jordan Place.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- Although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Jordan Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordan Place ...
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 west)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bullock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Catherine Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
- City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Colorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fountain Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Great Westside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
- High Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Poplar Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 east)
- Silver Park
(Less than 2 miles 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 north)
- Snow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Temple View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Wahoo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jordan Place and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jordan Place 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 6,999 miles [11,263.8 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 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Jordan Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7574, Longitude: -111.9233 In this case, the coordinates for Jordan Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.515 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.787 degrees. |
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