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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 Ketchum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ketchum 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 Ketchum:
    • 40.709946, -112.052441
    • 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 Ketchum
  • 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 Ketchum 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 Ketchum

Communities Also Named Ketchum ...

We found four communities that are also named Ketchum.

Within Utah, the name Ketchum is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • This Ketchum is located in Blaine County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ketchum that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Ketchum.
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Ketchum is located in Oxford County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ketchum that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Ketchum.
    • New York
      • Otsego 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 New York community of Ketchum [Otsego County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Craig County
      • This Ketchum is located in Craig County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ketchum that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Ketchum.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ketchum ...

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.

  • Copper Hills Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Copperview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
  • Crisp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Cyprus Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
  • Delta Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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 southeast)
    • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
  • El Dorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Equestrian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
  • Falconcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Fox Shadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
  • Glen Heather
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
  • Harmony Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Highland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Hunter
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter Farmes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
    • Hunter Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
    • Hunter Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Jonesdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
    • King Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
    • Majestic Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
    • Mallard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mallard is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Martin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Merry Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Silver Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Springbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Sue Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
    • Sunny Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunset Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Swallow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
    • Teasel Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
    • Willow Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
    • Woodledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ketchum and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ketchum 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 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ketchum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ketchum 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>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 Ketchum 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 Ketchum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7099, Longitude: -112.0524       In this case, the coordinates for Ketchum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.047 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.625 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.866 degrees.