Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langford
- 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 Langford:
- 40.536060, -111.942436
- 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 Langford
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Langford is near Utah County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- eBird sighting report for Tooele 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Langford ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Langford.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Langford.
Beyond Utah, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Langford lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langford that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ontario
- This Langford lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langford that is located in Salt Lake County.
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Langford is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the east of the Langford that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Langford.
- Hanover 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 Virginia community of Langford [Hanover County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langford ...
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.
- Clover Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Farm Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Featherwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Freeman Butterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Greenfield Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
- Greenfield Farms is located in Salt Lake County
- Heritage Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lane Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Majestic Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Majestic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
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- Marblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Medallion Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medallion Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Park Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Avenue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Western Charm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Charm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Marblewood
How Far From Langford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Langford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langford and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Langford to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 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 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 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 7,782 miles [12,523.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langford. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5361, Longitude: -111.9424 In this case, the coordinates for Langford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Langford 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> | 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 Langford 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 331.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.814 degrees. |