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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 Magnolia West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia West 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 Magnolia West:
- 40.626336, -111.974382
- 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 Magnolia West
- 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 Magnolia West 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 Magnolia West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia West ...
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.
- Angle View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Best View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Cobblestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Coral Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Crystal Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Diamondville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Edenbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Ledgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Little Trieste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Park Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Purple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Royal Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunset Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Valley High
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Willow Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Willow Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
How Far From Magnolia West 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 Magnolia West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Magnolia West and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia West to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 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 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Magnolia West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Magnolia West 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 Magnolia West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6263, Longitude: -111.9744 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.977 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.826 degrees. |
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