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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 Lark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lark 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 Lark:
- 40.522370, -112.092617
- 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 Lark
- 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 Lark is near Tooele County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Lark
Communities Also Named Lark ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lark.
Within Utah, the name Lark is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Worth 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 Iowa community of Lark [Worth County].
- Missouri
- Laclede 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 Missouri community of Lark [Laclede County].
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cleveland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Lark.
- North Dakota
- Grant County
- This Lark is located in Grant County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lark that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Lark.
- Oklahoma
- Marshall 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 Oklahoma community of Lark [Marshall County].
- Texas
- Carson County
- This Lark is located in Carson County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lark that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson County community of Lark.
- Virginia
- Tazewell 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 Virginia community of Lark [Tazewell County].
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Lark is located in Brown County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lark that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Lark.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lark ...
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.
- Angels Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
- Bluffdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
- Clover Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Edenbrooke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Farm Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Featherwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Freeman Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lane Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Majestic Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Majestic Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Marblewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Meadowridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Medallion Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Park Avenue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Purple Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Walnut Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Western Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
How Far From Lark 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 Lark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lark once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lark and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lark to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> 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 north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 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 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,786 miles [12,530.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Lark 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> | 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 Lark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lark 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 Lark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5224, Longitude: -112.0926 In this case, the coordinates for Lark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.06 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.625 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.902 degrees. |
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