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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 Kearns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kearns 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 Kearns:
- 40.660028, -111.996435
- 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 Kearns
- 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 Kearns is near Tooele County and also Davis 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 Davis 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 Kearns
Communities Also Named Kearns ...
We found four communities that are also named Kearns.
Within Utah, the name Kearns is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Archuleta County
- This Kearns is located in Archuleta County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kearns that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Archuleta County community of Kearns.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kearns [Cobb County].
- Ontario
- This Kearns lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kearns that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kearns [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kearns ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Cherrywood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Copper City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Creekview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Crisp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Delta Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delta Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Park
- Dial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
- Diamondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Frost
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Hall View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Harmony Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hector Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
- Hector Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunter Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Stake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jensen Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Jonesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Little Trieste
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Mallard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Marian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadowgate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Melody Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
- Merry Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
- Park Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Peachwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
- Polaris Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Quailstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Royal Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sundown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnybrook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunnygrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunset Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swallow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Willow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Willow Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Willow Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
- Woodledge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge
How Far From Kearns 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 Kearns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kearns and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kearns 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 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Kearns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kearns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Kearns 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. |
| <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 Kearns 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 Kearns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6600, Longitude: -111.9964 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.998 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.837 degrees. |
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