Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Velasquez, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Velasquez and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Velasquez
- 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 Velasquez:
- 40.693002, -111.897714
- 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 Velasquez
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Velasquez is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Velasquez ...
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.
- Barbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Clover Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Eddie Kay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Erin Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Ethel Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Forest Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
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- Hector Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Indian Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Juniper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Landings at Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landings at Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Laura Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laura Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Log Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Majestic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Millrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Misty Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
- Murray has also been known as:
- Murray City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Park Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Roper
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sharp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Startup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Syndicate Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syndicate Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
- Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Valley Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Victory Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Vista Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Xanadu
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hector Park
How Far From Velasquez 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 Velasquez to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Velasquez and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Velasquez to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Velasquez. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Velasquez) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Velasquez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6930, Longitude: -111.8977 In this case, the coordinates for Velasquez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Velasquez 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 331.923 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.478 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.777 degrees. |