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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 Panorama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panorama 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 Panorama:
    • 40.784390, -111.880214
    • 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 Panorama
  • 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 Panorama is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Panorama

Communities Also Named Panorama ...

We found five communities that are also named Panorama.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named Panorama.

Beyond Utah, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Davis County
      • This Panorama is located in Davis County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north of the Panorama that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Panorama.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Panorama is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Panorama that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Panorama.
    • British Columbia
      • This Panorama lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Panorama that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Panorama [Monroe County].
    • Virginia
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Panorama is located in Rappahannock County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east of the Panorama that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Panorama.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Panorama ...

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.

  • Capitol
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Catherine Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Ensign Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Federal-Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Fraternity Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Golden Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
    • Grand View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Granite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Great Westside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
    • Hot Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hunters
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Jones
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Martins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Perrys Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Pratts
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Salt Lake City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panorama and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Panorama to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 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 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Panorama) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Panorama could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Panorama 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 Panorama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7844, Longitude: -111.8802       In this case, the coordinates for Panorama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.48 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.76 degrees.