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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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Robbe
- 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 Robbe is near Tooele County and also Utah 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 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 Robbe
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)
- Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
- Copper City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Former name for Copperfield:
- Upper Bingham
- Crystal Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Dixie Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Edenbrooke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Featherwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lane Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Lark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lark is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Majestic Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
- Meadow View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadowridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Polaris Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Purple Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Skyview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Robbe 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 Robbe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Robbe and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robbe 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 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robbe) 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 Robbe 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 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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.047 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.887 degrees. |
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