RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Salt Lake County >> Mount Olympus Cove >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mount Olympus Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Olympus Cove 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 Olympus Cove:
    • 40.676059, -111.782155
    • 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 Olympus Cove
  • 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 Olympus Cove 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 Olympus Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olympus Cove ...

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.

  • Blue Spruce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
  • Bonnie Brae
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Bonnie View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
  • Fawn Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
  • Flamingo Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
  • Florence Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Haven Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
  • Heather Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
  • Jo Lynn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Knight
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Knight is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
    • Lincoln Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
    • Locust Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Mount Olympus
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
    • Mount Olympus Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mount Olympus Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Hills
    • Mount Olympus Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mount Olympus Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Park
    • Nathan Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
    • Orchard Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
    • Peony Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
    • Ridge Road
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
    • Shadow Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
    • Vegas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
    • Wander Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
    • Woodside Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
    • Young Haven Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle

How Far From Mount Olympus Cove 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 Mount Olympus Cove 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 Olympus Cove and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Olympus Cove to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 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 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Olympus Cove) 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 Olympus Cove 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 Olympus Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6761, Longitude: -111.7822       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olympus Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.831 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.367 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.711 degrees.