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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 Upland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upland 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 Upland:
    • 41.028555, -111.919385
    • 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 Upland
  • 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 Upland ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Upland.

Within Utah, the name Upland is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Upland is located in San Bernardino County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Upland.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Upland is located in Grant County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Upland.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This Upland is located in Dickinson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Upland.
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Upland [Jewell County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Upland is located in Marshall County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Upland.
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Upland [Pulaski County].
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Upland is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Upland.
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • This Upland is located in Franklin County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Upland.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Upland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Upland is located in Chester County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Upland.
      • Delaware County
      • This Upland is located in Delaware County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km] to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Upland.
    • Texas
      • Upton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Upton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upton County community of Upland.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This Upland is located in Mason County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Upland.
      • McDowell County
      • This Upland is located in McDowell County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km] to the east of the Upland that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Upland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upland ...

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.

  • Cherry View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry View
    • Cherry View is located in Davis County
  • Cherrywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Cherrywood is located in Davis County
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Davis County
  • David Smith
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Smith
    • David Smith is located in Davis County
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Davis County
  • Fruit Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Heights
    • Fruit Heights is located in Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Heights <5>
  • Grand Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
    • Grand Oaks is located in Davis County
  • Green View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green View
    • Green View is located in Davis County
  • Hob Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hob Hill
    • Hob Hill is located in Davis County
  • Misty Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Misty Meadows is located in Davis County
  • Park Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
    • Park Heights is located in Davis County
  • Peach Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree
    • Peach Tree is located in Davis County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
      • Quail Ridge is located in Davis County
    • Rolling Greens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Greens
      • Rolling Greens is located in Davis County
    • Summer Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Wood
      • Summer Wood is located in Davis County
    • Vantage Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vantage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Park
      • Vantage Park is located in Davis County

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

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Upland to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0286, Longitude: -111.9194       In this case, the coordinates for Upland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Upland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Upland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Upland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.972 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.564 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.764 degrees.









 

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