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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 Rural, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rural 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 Rural:
    • 40.721613, -111.898269
    • 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 Rural
  • 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 Rural 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 Rural

Communities Also Named Rural ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Rural.

Within Utah, the name Rural is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Rural is located in Clarke County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rural.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rural [Grant County].
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rural [Hernando County].
    • Illinois
      • Rock Island County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Rural [Rock Island County].
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Rural is located in Randolph County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Rural.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rural [Chase County].
      • Kingman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rural [Kingman County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Rural is located in Pike County and lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rural.
    • Mississippi
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rural [Montgomery County].
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Rural is located in Clermont County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Rural.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Rural is located in Wise County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Rural.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waupaca County
      • This Rural is located in Waupaca County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rural that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Rural.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rural ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Forest Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Fountain Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Glenn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Granite
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hector Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
  • High Avenue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Holland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Jordan Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Martins
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Poplar Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Roper
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sharp
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Syndicate Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
    • Temple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • Victory Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
    • Wahoo
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rural to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 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 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rural) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rural could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rural 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 Rural. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7216, Longitude: -111.8983       In this case, the coordinates for Rural have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.926 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.484 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.775 degrees.