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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sundance
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wasatch County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sundance ...
We found seven communities that share the name Sundance.
Within Utah, the name Sundance is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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
- 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
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Wyoming
- British Columbia
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Christmas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Daniel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Wasatch County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,058 people
- Deer Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Utah County
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Utah County
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Wasatch County
- Mountain Spa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Spa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spa
- Mountain Spa is located in Wasatch County
- Mutual Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Dell
- Mutual Dell is located in Utah County
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <4>
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Utah County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Utah County
- Silver Lake has also been known as:
- Silver Lake Summer Home Area
- Snow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Wicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
How Far From Sundance 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sundance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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.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 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.646 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.125 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.615 degrees. |