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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 Sundance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sundance 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 Sundance:
    • 40.393202, -111.581444
    • 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 Sundance
  • 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 Sundance 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 Sundance

Communities Also Named Sundance ...

We found seven communities that are also named Sundance.

Within Utah, the name Sundance is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Sundance lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sundance is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sundance.
    • Manitoba
      • This Sundance lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
    • Montana
      • Glacier County
      • This Sundance is located in Glacier County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Sundance.
    • New Mexico
      • McKinley County
      • This Sundance is located in McKinley County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Sundance.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Sundance is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sundance.
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This Sundance is located in Crook County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sundance that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Sundance.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sundance ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Christmas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Christmas City is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
  • Daniel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Spa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Spa is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spa
  • Mutual Dell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Silver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Vineyard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Wicks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wicks is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sundance to Provo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,827 miles [2,940.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Sundance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sundance 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 Sundance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3932, Longitude: -111.5814    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.646 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.125 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.615 degrees.