Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Summerwood:
  • 40.635225, -111.952437
  • 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 Summerwood

• 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 Summerwood is near Davis County and also Utah 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 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 Summerwood

Communities Also Named Summerwood ...

We found five communities that are also named Summerwood.

Within Utah, the name Summerwood is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Rankin County
    • This Summerwood is located in Rankin County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summerwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Summerwood.
  • South Carolina
    • Dorchester County
    • This Summerwood is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the east of the Summerwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Summerwood.
  • Texas
    • Harris County
    • This Summerwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summerwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Summerwood.
    • Hidalgo County
    • This Summerwood is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km] to the southeast of the Summerwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Summerwood.
  • Virginia
    • Stafford County
    • This Summerwood is located in Stafford County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Summerwood that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Summerwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerwood ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
• Barbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
• Best View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Best View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
• Bowling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Clover Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
• Cobblestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobblestone is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Coral Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
• Diamondville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
• Dixie Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
• Erin Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
• Fox Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Frost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frost is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Continue List   (26 more) ...
  • Georgetown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hall View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heatherglen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
  • Hector Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hector Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Heights
  • Horizon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
  • Landings at Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
  • Ledgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Little Trieste
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
  • Majestic Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
  • Marian Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
  • Meadow View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Misty Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
  • Park Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
  • Quailstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Royal Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Twin Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
  • Valley High
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
  • Valley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Willow Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
  • Willow Run Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Run Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerwood 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 Summerwood 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 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'