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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 Shalamar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shalamar 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 Shalamar:
    • 40.640781, -111.827433<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 Shalamar
  • 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 Shalamar 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 Shalamar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shalamar ...

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.

  • Blue Spruce
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blue Spruce is also located in Salt Lake County
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  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Butler Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
  • Cherry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Chevy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chevy Chase is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
  • Cottonwood Glade
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Glade is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
  • Cottonwood Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottonwood Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
  • Cottonwood Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Manor is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
  • Cottonwood Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cottonwood Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
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    • Cottonwood Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cottonwood Park is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
    • Cottonwood Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Cottonwood Ridge is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ridge
    • Cottonwood Slopes
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cottonwood Slopes is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
    • Cottonwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cottonwood Village is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
    • Crown Colony
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Crown Colony is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Flamingo Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Flamingo Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Forest Creek Cove is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Gill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Gill is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Green Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Green Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Haven Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Haven Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Haven Place is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Heather Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Heather Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Circle
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Helm is also located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hillside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hillside Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Horizon Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Horizon Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • International Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • International Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jamestown is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jeremy is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Lazy Bar
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lazy Bar is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Olympus View
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Olympus View is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Peony Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peony Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Phoenician Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Phoenician Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Pine Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Mountain is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Ridge Road
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ridge Road is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rolling Knolls is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Shadow Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shadow Mountain is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Spring Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spring Run is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunburst Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunburst Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sunrise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunrise Hills is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Sycamore Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sycamore Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tall Oaks is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Union View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Union View is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Wander Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wander Village is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wildwood is also located in Salt Lake County
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    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willow Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
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How Far From Shalamar 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 Shalamar to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shalamar and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shalamar to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 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 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Shalamar:      Decimal: 40.64078, -111.827433      DDMMSS: 40° 38' 26", -111° 49' 38"
<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 '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- Shalamar) 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 Shalamar 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 Shalamar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6408, Longitude: -111.8274       In this case, the coordinates for Shalamar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.863 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.402 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.74 degrees.