Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Southern Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southern Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Southern Acres

• 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 Southern Acres:
  • 40.644391, -111.996605
  • 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 Southern 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 Southern Acres is near Tooele County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Southern Acres

Communities Also Named Southern Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Southern Acres.

Within Utah, the name Southern Acres is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Jefferson County
    • This Southern Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southern Acres that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Southern Acres.
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Southern Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southern Acres that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Southern Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southern 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.

• Angle View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
• Cherrywood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrywood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
• Cobblestone
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Copper City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
• Creekview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
• Crown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Diamondville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
• Dixie Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
• Fox Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Frost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Georgetown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Continue List   (35 more) ...
  • Hall View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hector Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Hector Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hector Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Village
  • Horizon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Hunter Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunter Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Heights
  • Hunter Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
  • Hunter Stake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunter Stake is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Stake
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Jensen Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jensen Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Circle
  • Kingsgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Ledgewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Little Trieste
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
  • Meadow Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
  • Meadow Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Meadow View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Meadowgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowgate is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
  • Park Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
  • Peachwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachwood
  • Polaris Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
  • Royal Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Summerwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Sundown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sundown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sunnygrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnygrove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnygrove
  • Sunset Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunset Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Downs
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Valley High
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
  • Valley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Walnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Willow Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
  • Willow Run Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park
  • Woodledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodledge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodledge

How Far From Southern Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southern Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southern Acres and extending to:

• Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southern Acres to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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 northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,847 miles [2,972.5 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'