Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lost Acres

• 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 Lost Acres:
  • 40.714392, -111.652705
  • 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 Lost Acres

• 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 Lost Acres is near Summit County and also Wasatch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wasatch 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 Lost Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Acres ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Flat is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Flat
• Forest Home
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Garden City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Jeremy Ranch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeremy Ranch is located in Summit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy Ranch
• Little Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
• Maple City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
• Merrywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Mountain Top Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Top Park is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Park
• Pine Lodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Lodge is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pine Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
  • Quad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quad is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quad
  • Silver Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
  • Silver Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Silver Springs is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Spring Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Summit Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Park is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lost Acres and extending to:

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,764 miles [12,494.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'