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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 Rose Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Garden and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rose Garden:
    • 40.677725, -111.864657
    • 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 Rose Garden
  • 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 Rose Garden is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Rose Garden

Communities Also Named Rose Garden ...

We found two communities that are also named Rose Garden.

Within Utah, the name Rose Garden is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rose Garden that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Rose Garden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the east of the Rose Garden that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rose Garden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose Garden ...

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.

  • Boulevard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
  • Chevy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
  • Cottonwood Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
  • Crown Colony
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
  • Eddie Kay
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
  • Ethel Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
  • Farm Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
  • Fawn Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Indian Wells
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
    • Jo Lynn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
    • Juniper
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Laura Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
    • Lincoln Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
    • Locust Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Millrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Murray
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
      • Murray has also been known as:
      • Murray City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
    • Nathan Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
    • Orchard Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
    • Paradise Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Park Central
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
    • Paul
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Paul is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Pheasant Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
    • Sage Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
    • Spring Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
    • Startup
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Startup is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
    • Sycamore Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
    • Twin Peaks Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
    • Vegas
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
    • Village Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
    • Vista Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
    • Woodside Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rose Garden and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Garden to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Rose Garden) 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 Rose Garden 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 Rose Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6777, Longitude: -111.8647       In this case, the coordinates for Rose Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.896 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.444 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.759 degrees.