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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 Olmstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olmstead 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 Olmstead:
- 40.316081, -111.656019
- 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 Olmstead
- 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Since Olmstead is near Wasatch County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasatch 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 Olmstead
Communities Also Named Olmstead ...
We found five communities that are also named Olmstead.
Within Utah, the name Olmstead is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Olmstead is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Olmstead that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Olmstead.
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Olmstead is located in Liberty County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the east of the Olmstead that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Olmstead.
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Olmstead is located in Logan County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the east of the Olmstead that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Olmstead.
- North Dakota
- Towner County
- This Olmstead is located in Towner County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Olmstead that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towner County community of Olmstead.
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Olmstead [Warren County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olmstead ...
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.
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christmas City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Snow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Vineyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
- Wicks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wicks is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks
How Far From Olmstead 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 Olmstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olmstead and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies just to the South.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Olmstead to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 1,832 miles [2,948.3 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 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olmstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Olmstead 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 Olmstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3161, Longitude: -111.6560 In this case, the coordinates for Olmstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.664 degrees. |
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