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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 Spring Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen:
    • 40.767169, -111.764655
    • 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 Spring Glen
  • 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 Spring Glen is near Summit County and also Davis 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 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 Spring Glen

Communities Also Named Spring Glen ...

We found six communities that are also named Spring Glen.

There is one other community in Utah that is also named Spring Glen.

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

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Carbon County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Carbon County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Spring Glen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Spring Glen is located in New Haven County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Spring Glen.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Duval County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Spring Glen.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Ulster County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Spring Glen.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Spring Glen.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Spring Glen is located in King County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Glen that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Spring Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Glen ...

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.

  • Federal-Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Fraternity Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Grand View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Little Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Maple City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Merrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrywood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Mount Olympus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
  • Mountain Top Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Top Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Park
  • Perrys Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Pratts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Quad
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quad is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quad
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • University Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Virginia Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Young Haven Circle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
    • Zions Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

How Far From Spring Glen to ...

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

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the West.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Glen 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 6,995 miles [11,257.4 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 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Glen) 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 Spring Glen 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 Spring Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7672, Longitude: -111.7647       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.825 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.369 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.694 degrees.