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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 Union Plat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Plat 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 Union Plat:
    • 40.619670, -111.860490
    • 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 Union Plat
  • 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 Union Plat is near Utah County and also Summit 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 Summit 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 Union Plat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Union Plat ...

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.

  • Angel Street
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
  • Bee and Gee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
  • Butler Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
  • Candlelite Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
  • Celeste
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Cherry Tree Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
  • Cottonwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
  • Cottonwood Slopes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
  • Creek Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
  • Dairy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
  • Enchanted Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
  • Fairoaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Fisher Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
    • Flat Iron Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
    • Forest Creek Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
    • Gill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Gill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Granite Mesa
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
    • Greenwood Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
    • Harvard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
    • Helm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Helm is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
    • Hidden Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Holly Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
    • Jordan Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
    • Little Cottonwood Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marion Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
    • Mountain Breeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
    • Olympus View
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
    • Pebble Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
    • Pepper Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
    • Peruvian Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
    • Phoenician Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Sandra Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
    • Sandy Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
    • Sandy Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
    • Shady Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Silver Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
    • Steeple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
    • Suburban View
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
    • Sunburst Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Terrace Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
    • Twin Peaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Union View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
    • Valley Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
    • Walnut Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
    • Warranty
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
    • Willow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Union Plat and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Union Plat 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 (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Union Plat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Union Plat 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 Union Plat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6197, Longitude: -111.8605       In this case, the coordinates for Union Plat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.887 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.429 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.76 degrees.