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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 Mount Aire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Aire 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 Mount Aire:
    • 40.726058, -111.717152
    • 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 Mount Aire
  • 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 Mount Aire is near Summit County and also Davis 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 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 Mount Aire

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Aire ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brae
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Bonnie View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
  • Forest Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Little Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Maple City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Merrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Mount Olympus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
  • Mount Olympus Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olympus Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Cove
  • Mount Olympus Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olympus Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Hills
  • Mount Olympus Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olympus Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Park
  • Mountain Top Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Top Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Park
  • Pinecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quad
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quad is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quad
    • Spring Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Glen is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Summit Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Young Haven Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle

How Far From Mount Aire 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 Mount Aire to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Aire 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 west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 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 6,996 miles [11,259 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 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Aire) 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 Mount Aire 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 Mount Aire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7261, Longitude: -111.7172       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Aire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.784 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.317 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.669 degrees.