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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 Riter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riter 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 Riter:
    • 40.751993, -112.076101
    • 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 Riter
  • 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 Riter is near Tooele County and also Davis 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 Davis 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 Riter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riter ...

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.

  • Arthur ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copper Cove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove
  • Copper Hills Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
  • Copperview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Copperview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperview
  • Crisp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Cyprus Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
  • El Dorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Equestrian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Equestrian Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Springs
  • Falconcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Fox Shadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Shadow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Shadow
  • Glen Heather
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Highland Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Hunter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter Farmes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
    • Jonesdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
    • King Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
    • Majestic Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
    • Martin Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
    • Merry Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Merry Lane is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Lane
    • Orchard View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Progress is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Saltair ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
    • Sue Ann
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
    • Sunny Side
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Teasel Downs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
    • Terminal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Terminal is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riter and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Riter 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 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 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riter) 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 Riter 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 Riter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7520, Longitude: -112.0761       In this case, the coordinates for Riter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.069 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.876 degrees.