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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 Meadow Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Meadow Park:
    • 40.680502, -111.972994
    • 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 Meadow Park
  • 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 Meadow Park is near Davis County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Meadow Park

Communities Also Named Meadow Park ...

We found nine communities that are also named Meadow Park.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named Meadow Park.

Beyond Utah, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Davis County
      • This Meadow Park is located in Davis County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Meadow Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Meadow Park [Pulaski County].
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Meadow Park.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • This Meadow Park is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Meadow Park.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Meadow Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east southeast of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Meadow Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Meadow Park is located in Lee County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the east of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Meadow Park.
    • North Dakota
      • Morton County
      • This Meadow Park is located in Morton County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Meadow Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Meadow Park lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Meadow Park is located in Anderson County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the east of the Meadow Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Meadow Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Park ...

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.

  • Barbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Bowling Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Crown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hall View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Harmony Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
  • Heatherglen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • Hector Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Hector Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
  • Jensen Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Kingsgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Lee Ann
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lee Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
    • Little Trieste
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
    • Log Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
    • Maple Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Maple Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
    • Marian Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
    • Meadow Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
    • Meadow Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meadow Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadowgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
    • Melody Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Melody Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
    • Park Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Peachwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
    • Quailstone
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stone Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sunnybrook Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
    • Sunnygrove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
    • Swallow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Swallow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow
    • Valley Down
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Down is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Down
    • Willow Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Green is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Willow Run Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

How Far From Meadow Park 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 Meadow Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Park and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 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- Meadow Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Meadow Park 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.
<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 Meadow Park 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 Meadow Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6805, Longitude: -111.9730       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.981 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.821 degrees.