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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 Madsen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madsen 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 Madsen:
- 41.666832, -112.088698
- 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 Madsen
- 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 Box Elder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Since Madsen is near Cache County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Madsen
Communities Also Named Madsen ...
We found three communities that are also named Madsen.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Madsen.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Salt Lake County
- This Madsen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south of the Madsen that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Madsen.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Madsen lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madsen that is located in Box Elder County.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- This Madsen is located in Manitowoc County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madsen that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Madsen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madsen ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Deweyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fielding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greens Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Corner is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Honeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peter is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
How Far From Madsen 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 Madsen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madsen and extending to:
- Brigham City, which is the Seat of Box Elder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Madsen to Brigham City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 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 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Madsen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Madsen 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 Madsen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6668, Longitude: -112.0887 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.163 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.814 degrees. |
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