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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Scotts Acres.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scotts Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotts Acres 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 Scotts Acres:
- 40.697725, -111.904658<1>
- 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 Scotts Acres
- 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 Scotts Acres 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 Scotts Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotts Acres ...
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.
- Barbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barbers is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Best View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Best View is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Boulevard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boulevard is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is also located in Salt Lake County
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- Bridlewalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bridlewalk is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cannon is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Clover Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Cottonwood Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Crown Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Colony is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Eddie Kay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddie Kay is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Edwards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edwards is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Emerald Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Isle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
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- Erin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Ethel Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farm Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Forest Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Dale is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Fountain Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Place is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foxs is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Granite is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hall View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heatherglen is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hector Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hector Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- High Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Avenue is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Indian Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Wells is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Juniper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Row is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Landings at Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Landings at Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laura Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lee Ann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Ann is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Ann
- Lincoln Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Log Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Log Haven is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
- Majestic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Majestic Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Maple Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadows
- Marian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marian Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Mead Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mead Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Melody Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melody Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Park
- Millrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millrace is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Misty Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Murray is also 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>
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Central is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paul is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peachwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peachwood is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
- Pheasant Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Quailstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quailstone is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Ridge Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverbend is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Roper
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roper is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Garden is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Royal Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rural is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Sage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sage Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Sharp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Silver Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Spring Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Run is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Startup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Startup is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Stevenson Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Island is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar House was located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sunnybrook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunnygrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnygrove is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunstone is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Syndicate Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Syndicate Place is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
- Temple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Temple View is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thorn is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- Twin Peaks Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Peaks Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Willows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Center is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Victory Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Victory Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Vista Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Village is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Wahoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Walnut Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Brook is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Willow Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Green is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodside Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodside Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Xanadu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Xanadu is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
- Zions Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zions Park is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park
How Far From Scotts Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Scotts Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Scotts Acres 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]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Scotts Acres 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 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Scotts Acres:
Decimal: 40.69772, -111.904658
DDMMSS: 40° 41' 51", -111° 54' 16" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scotts Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scotts Acres 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 Scotts Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6977, Longitude: -111.9047 In this case, the coordinates for Scotts Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.485 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.78 degrees. |
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