Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Majestic Grove:
  • 40.694390, -112.068830
  • 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 Majestic Grove

• 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 Majestic Grove is near Tooele County and also Davis 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 Davis 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 Majestic Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Majestic Grove ...

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.

• Copper Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Copper Cove is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove
• Copper Hills Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
• Copperview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
• Crisp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Cyprus Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
• Dial Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
• Equestrian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
• Falconcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
• Glen Heather
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
• Hunter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Hunter Farmes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
  • Hunter Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
  • Jonesdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • King Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
  • Martin Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
  • Merry Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Progress
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Progress is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Silver Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Sue Ann
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
  • Sunny Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Teasel Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
  • Woodledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

How Far From Majestic Grove 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 Majestic Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Majestic Grove 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'