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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 Juniper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniper 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 Juniper:
- 40.679392, -111.849656
- 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 Juniper
- 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 Juniper 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 Juniper
Communities Also Named Juniper ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Juniper.
Within Utah, the name Juniper is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Juniper.
- California
- Lassen 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 California community of Juniper [Lassen County].
- Modoc County
- This Juniper is located in Modoc County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<3> to the west of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Juniper.
- Florida
- Gadsden County
- This Juniper is located in Gadsden County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Juniper.
- Georgia
- Marion County
- This Juniper is located in Marion County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Juniper.
- Idaho
- Oneida County
- This Juniper is located in Oneida County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Juniper.
- Kansas
- Wyandotte 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 Kansas community of Juniper [Wyandotte County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- This Juniper is located in Alger County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Juniper.
- New Brunswick
- This Juniper lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Juniper is located in Wake County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<3> to the east of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Juniper.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Juniper is located in Umatilla County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<3> to the northwest of the Juniper that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Juniper.
- Texas
- Coke County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Coke County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Juniper.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper ...
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.
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Rose Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Startup is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Twin Peaks Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Vista Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
How Far From Juniper 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 Juniper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Juniper 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 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Juniper to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Juniper, 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 Juniper 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Juniper) 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 Juniper 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 Juniper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6794, Longitude: -111.8497 In this case, the coordinates for Juniper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.75 degrees. |
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