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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 Southgate Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park:
    • 40.712447, -111.891325
    • 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 Southgate Park
  • 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 Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park

Communities Also Named Southgate Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Southgate Park.

Within Utah, the name Southgate Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Southgate Park is located in Will County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east of the Southgate Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Southgate Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Southgate Park is located in Coffee County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the east of the Southgate Park that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Southgate Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southgate Park ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cottonwood Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Farm Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
  • Forest Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hector Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • High Avenue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • High Avenue is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Avenue
    • Holland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Roper
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Rose Garden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
    • Rural
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rural is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Sage Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
    • Sharp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharp is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Startup
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Startup is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Syndicate Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
    • Temple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • Victory Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
    • Village Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
    • Vista Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
    • Wahoo
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Zions Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

How Far From Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Southgate Park to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 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 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Southgate Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7124, Longitude: -111.8913       In this case, the coordinates for Southgate Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.92 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.476 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.772 degrees.