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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 Terra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terra 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 Terra:
- 40.321322, -112.626820
- 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 Terra
- 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 Tooele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Since Terra is near Utah County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Terra
Communities Also Named Terra ...
We found one communities that are also named Terra.
There is one other community in Utah that is also named Terra.
Beyond Utah.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Salt Lake County
- This Terra is located in Salt Lake County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the northeast of the Terra that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Terra.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terra ...
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.
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Angels Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
- Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clover Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Station is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Station
- Grantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rush Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tad Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tad Park is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tad Park
How Far From Terra 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 Terra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terra and extending to:
- Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terra to Tooele, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 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 7,812 miles [12,572.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra) 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 Terra 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 Terra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3213, Longitude: -112.6268 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.462 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.227 degrees. |
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