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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 Oquirrh Shadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oquirrh Shadows 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 Oquirrh Shadows:
- 40.632447, -112.014661
- 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 Oquirrh Shadows
- 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 Oquirrh Shadows is near Tooele County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Oquirrh Shadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oquirrh Shadows ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Copper City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Creekview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Diamondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hector Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Hunter Stake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Park Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Polaris Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Sunset Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Willow Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Willow Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
How Far From Oquirrh Shadows 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 Oquirrh Shadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oquirrh Shadows and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oquirrh Shadows 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,848 miles [2,974.1 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 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 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oquirrh Shadows) 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 Oquirrh Shadows 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 Oquirrh Shadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6324, Longitude: -112.0147 In this case, the coordinates for Oquirrh Shadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.009 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.849 degrees. |
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