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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 Mountain Spa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Spa 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 Mountain Spa:
- 40.524955, -111.467410
- 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 Mountain Spa
- 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 Wasatch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasatch County
- Since Mountain Spa is near Utah County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Mountain Spa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Spa ...
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.
- Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Hailstone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
- Hideout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hideout is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lady of the Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lady of the Lake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady of the Lake
- Mound City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake has also been known as:
- Silver Lake Summer Home Area
- Solitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mountain Spa 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 Mountain Spa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mountain Spa and extending to:
- Heber City, which is the Seat of Wasatch County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Spa to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,820 miles [2,929 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 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Spa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Spa 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 Mountain Spa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5250, Longitude: -111.4674 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Spa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.539 degrees. |
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