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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 Pine Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Lodge 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 Pine Lodge:
- 40.647727, -111.657426
- 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 Pine Lodge
- 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 Pine Lodge is near Summit County and also Utah 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 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 Pine Lodge
Communities Also Named Pine Lodge ...
We found two communities that are also named Pine Lodge.
Within Utah, the name Pine Lodge is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Lodge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pine Lodge.
- Quebec
- This Pine Lodge lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Lodge that is located in Salt Lake County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Lodge ...
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.
- Burnt Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Flat is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Flat
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lady of the Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lady of the Lake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady of the Lake
- Merrywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Pine Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Silver Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Fork is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Fork
- Solitude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pine Lodge 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 Pine Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Lodge and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Lodge to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,829 miles [2,943.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 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 7,768 miles [12,501.4 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Lodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pine Lodge 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 Pine Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6477, Longitude: -111.6574 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.246 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.64 degrees. |
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