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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 Riverton Siding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverton Siding 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 Riverton Siding:
- 40.526615, -111.904657
- 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 Riverton Siding
- 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 Riverton Siding is near Utah County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Riverton Siding
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverton Siding ...
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.
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bluff at Hidden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clover Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clover Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Farm Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farm Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Meadows
- Freeman Butterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Butterfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Butterfield
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenfield Farms is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
- Lane Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Majestic Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Majestic Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Cove
- Marblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marblewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblewood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Medallion Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medallion Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medallion Cove
- Park Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Avenue
- Ridge Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Shadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Western Charm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Western Charm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Charm
- Willow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Riverton Siding 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 Riverton Siding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riverton Siding and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Riverton Siding to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,843 miles [2,966 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 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 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 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Riverton Siding) 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 Riverton Siding 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 Riverton Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5266, Longitude: -111.9047 In this case, the coordinates for Riverton Siding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.913 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.793 degrees. |
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