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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 Solitude, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solitude 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 Solitude:
- 40.62072, -111.591495
- 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 Solitude
- 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 Solitude is near Summit County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Solitude
Communities Also Named Solitude ...
We found ten communities that are also named Solitude.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Solitude.
Beyond Utah, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Grand County
- This Solitude is located in Grand County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Solitude.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Solitude is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Solitude.
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This Solitude is located in Posey County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the east of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Solitude.
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Solitude is located in Bullitt County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the east of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Solitude.
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Solitude.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Solitude is located in Talbot County and lies 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km]<1> to the east of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Solitude.
- Missouri
- Pemiscot County
- Although located in Pemiscot County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Solitude.
- North Carolina
- Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Solitude [Ashe County].
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Solitude [Hawkins County].
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Solitude is located in Botetourt County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the east of the Solitude that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Solitude.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solitude ...
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.
- Burnt Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burnt Flat is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Flat
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lady of the Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lady of the Lake is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady of the Lake
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lodge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
- Pine Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
- Silver Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
How Far From Solitude 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 Solitude to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Solitude and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Solitude to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,826 miles [2,938.7 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 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Solitude) 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 Solitude 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 Solitude, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Solitude 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 Solitude. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6207, Longitude: -111.5915 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.18 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.604 degrees. |
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