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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake Park:
    • 40.715502, -111.941048
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lake Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lake Park ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Lake Park.

There is one other community in Utah which is also named Lake Park.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Davis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lake Park [Davis County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Lake Park is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Lake Park.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Lake Park is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Lake Park.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Lake Park is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km] to the east southeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lake Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Lake Park [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Lake Park is located in LaPorte County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<2> to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Lake Park.
    • Iowa
      • Dickinson County
      • This Lake Park is located in Dickinson County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Lake Park.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Lake Park is located in Becker County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Lake Park.
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lake Park [Hennepin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Lake Park is located in Warren County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lake Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Lake Park is located in Union County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lake Park.
      • Wake County
      • Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Lake Park.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lake Park [Stark County].
    • Ontario
      • This Lake Park lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Lake Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<2> to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lake Park.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Lake Park is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km] to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Lake Park.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Lake Park is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km] to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Lake Park.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Lake Park is located in Orleans County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Lake Park.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Lake Park is located in Tazewell County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the east of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Lake Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Lake Park is located in King County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lake Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lake Park.
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lake Park [Pierce County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake Park [Calumet County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Park ...

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.

  • Barbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
  • Bullock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
  • Foxs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
  • Heatherglen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherglen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
  • Hector Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
    • Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • High Avenue
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Avenue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
    • High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Row have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
      • Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
      • Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lincoln Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Log Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
      • Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
      • Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
      • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
      • Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Melody Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Peachwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Poplar Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Roper
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Rural
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
      • Rural is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sharp
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
      • Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sunnygrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnygrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Syndicate Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syndicate Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Temple View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Valley Down
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Down have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
      • Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
    • Victory Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Wahoo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Park 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lake Park 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7155, Longitude: -111.9410       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lake Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.959 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.523 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.80 degrees.









 

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