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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 Robbe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robbe 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 Robbe:
    • 40.561058, -112.070495
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Robbe
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbe ...

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.

  • Clover Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
    • Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copper City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
    • Former name for Copperfield:
    • Upper Bingham
  • Crystal Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
    • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Dixie Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
    • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Edenbrooke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
    • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
  • Featherwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Georgetown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Heritage Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
    • Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Indian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Lane Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
    • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Lark ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
    • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Majestic Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
      • Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
      • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadowridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
      • Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Polaris Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polaris Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
      • Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Purple Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
      • Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Skyview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Walnut Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Robbe and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robbe to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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 northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,851 miles [2,978.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 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 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robbe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robbe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robbe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5611, Longitude: -112.0705       In this case, the coordinates for Robbe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Robbe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.047 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.612 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.887 degrees.




 

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