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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 Salt Lake View Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt Lake View Addition and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salt Lake View Addition
- 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 Salt Lake View Addition:
- 40.634391, -112.061051
- 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 Salt Lake View Addition
- 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 Salt Lake View Addition 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 Salt Lake View Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt Lake View Addition ...
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.
- Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Cobblestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Copper City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper Hills Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
- Creekview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
- Crisp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crisp is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crystal Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Cyprus Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
- Dial Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dial Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Heights
- Dixie Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Falconcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Fox Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Glen Heather
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
- Harmony Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Lane
- Hector Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
- Highland Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Horizon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter Farmes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Farmes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Farmes
- Hunter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
- Hunter Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Stake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jensen Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
- Jonesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesdale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- King Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
- Kingsgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Majestic Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
- Martin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
- Meadow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Orchard View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Park Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
- Polaris Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
- Silver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadows
- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Sue Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
- Sundown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunset Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Teasel Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Teasel Downs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasel Downs
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Willow Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Willow Run Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
- Woodledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge
How Far From Salt Lake View Addition 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 Salt Lake View Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Salt Lake View Addition and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Lake View Addition to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 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 7,010 miles [11,281.5 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 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salt Lake View Addition) 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 Salt Lake View Addition 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 Salt Lake View Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6344, Longitude: -112.0611 In this case, the coordinates for Salt Lake View Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.046 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.876 degrees. |
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