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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 Lady of the Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lady of the Lake 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 Lady of the Lake:
- 40.605784, -111.587977
- 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 Lady of the Lake
- 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 Lady of the Lake is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Lady of the Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lady of the Lake ...
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.
- Burnt Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Flat is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Flat
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lodge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
- Pine Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Silver Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
- Solitude
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Lady of the Lake 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 Lady of the Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lady of the Lake and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lady of the Lake to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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 5,745 miles [9,245.7 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 '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- Lady of the Lake) 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 Lady of the Lake 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 Lady of the Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6058, Longitude: -111.5880 In this case, the coordinates for Lady of the Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.603 degrees. |
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