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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 Smithfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithfield 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 Smithfield:
- 40.677169, -111.825767
- 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 Smithfield
- 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield
Communities Also Named Smithfield ...
We found 38 communities that are also named Smithfield.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Smithfield.
Beyond Utah, we know of 37 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 34 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Cache County
- This Smithfield is located in Cache County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Smithfield.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas 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 Alabama community of Smithfield [Dallas County].
- Jefferson County
- This Smithfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithfield.
- Mobile County
- This Smithfield is located in Mobile County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the east southeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Smithfield.
- Alberta
- This Smithfield lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the north of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Smithfield is located in Fulton County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Smithfield.
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Smithfield is located in Delaware County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Smithfield.
- Iowa
- Story County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Story County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Smithfield.
- Kansas
- Doniphan 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 Smithfield [Doniphan County].
- Graham County
- This Smithfield is located in Graham County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Smithfield.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Smithfield is located in Henry County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Smithfield.
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Smithfield is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Smithfield.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Smithfield is located in Somerset County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Smithfield.
- Maryland
- 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 Maryland community of Smithfield [Montgomery County].
- Minnesota
- Wabasha 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 Minnesota community of Smithfield [Wabasha County].
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Smithfield is located in Jasper County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Smithfield.
- Nebraska
- Gosper County
- This Smithfield is located in Gosper County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gosper County community of Smithfield.
- New Brunswick
- This Smithfield lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Smithfield is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Smithfield.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Smithfield is located in Johnston County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Smithfield.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Smithfield.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Smithfield is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithfield.
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Smithfield.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Smithfield.
- Oregon
- Lane 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 Oregon community of Smithfield [Lane County].
- Polk County
- This Smithfield is located in Polk County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Smithfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Smithfield [Huntingdon County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Smithfield is located in Providence County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Smithfield.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Smithfield is located in Aiken County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Smithfield.
- Greenwood County
- This Smithfield is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km] to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Smithfield.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Smithfield is located in Monroe County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithfield.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Smithfield.
- Tarrant County
- This Smithfield is located in Tarrant County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Smithfield.
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Smithfield.
- Radford City
- This Smithfield is located in Radford City and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km] to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Smithfield.
- Russell County
- This Smithfield is located in Russell County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km] to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Smithfield.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson 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 West Virginia community of Smithfield [Jefferson County].
- Wetzel County
- This Smithfield is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east of the Smithfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Smithfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithfield ...
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 southeast)
- Blue Spruce is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spruce
- Bonnie Brae
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Hills
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Fawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Flamingo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flamingo Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Hills
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Florence Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Haven Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haven Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Place
- Jo Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Olympus Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olympus Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus Hills
- Nathan Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Park Central
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Road
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridge Road is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road
- Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Shadow Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadow Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Sycamore Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Wander Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wander Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wander Village
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Young Haven Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
How Far From Smithfield 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 Smithfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithfield and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Smithfield 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 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smithfield 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6772, Longitude: -111.8258 In this case, the coordinates for Smithfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.408 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.736 degrees. |
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