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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 Set Point East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Set Point East 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 Set Point East:
- 40.601615, -111.821322
- 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 Set Point East
- 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 Set Point East is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Set Point East
Curious and Interesting Names Near Set Point East ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Butler Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Cherry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
- Cherry Tree Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
- Cotton Wood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cotton Wood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cove
- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Manor is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
- Cottonwood Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ridge
- Cottonwood Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
- Creek Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
- Danish Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Danish Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Hills
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Daybreak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Emmaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Enchanted Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Finlandia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Finlandia is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Flat Iron Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
- Forest Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Golden Hill Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Golden Hill Canyon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Canyon
- Golden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Oaks
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Hidden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Honeywood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honeywood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Cove
- Honeywood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honeywood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Hills
- Horizon Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horizon Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Circle
- Lazy Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
- Little Cottonwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Willow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Willow
- Majestic View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Majestic View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic View
- Persimmon Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Persimmon Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Tree
- Peruvian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Phoenician Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
- Pine Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Prospector Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prospector Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector Hills
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Reindeer Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reindeer Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reindeer Hills
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Royal Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane
- Scottish Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scottish Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Heights
- Steeple View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Summer Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summer Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oaks
- Sunburst Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunburst Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Circle
- Sunrise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Sunrise Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Terrace Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
- Top of the World
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Top of the World is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the World
- Union View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
- Valley Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Heights
- Willow Creek Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hill
- Willow Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
- Willow Creek Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
- Willow Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Creek View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek View
- Willow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Willowcreek Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willowcreek Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek Oaks
How Far From Set Point East 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 include the distance from a community such as Set Point East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Set Point East and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Set Point East to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 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 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Set Point East) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Set Point East 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 Set Point East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6016, Longitude: -111.8213 In this case, the coordinates for Set Point East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.739 degrees. |
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