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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 Springdell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springdell 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 Springdell:
- 40.328010, -111.624365
- 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 Springdell
- 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Since Springdell is near Wasatch County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasatch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Springdell
Communities Also Named Springdell ...
We found three communities that are also named Springdell.
Within Utah, the name Springdell is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Springdell is located in Chester County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east of the Springdell that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Springdell.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Springdell is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<1> to the east of the Springdell that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Springdell.
- York 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 South Carolina community of Springdell [York County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springdell ...
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.
- Bunker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Christmas City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hardy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Snow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Sundance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wicks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wicks is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Springdell 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 Springdell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springdell and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Springdell to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,830 miles [2,945.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 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 7,786 miles [12,530.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springdell) 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 Springdell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Springdell 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 Springdell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3280, Longitude: -111.6244 In this case, the coordinates for Springdell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.644 degrees. |
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