Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vineyard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vineyard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vineyard
- 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 Vineyard:
- 40.305889, -111.754320
- 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 Vineyard
- 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 Vineyard is near Weber County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weber 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 Vineyard ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Vineyard.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Vineyard.
Beyond Utah, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Vineyard is located in Los Angeles County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vineyard that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vineyard.
- Sacramento County
- This Vineyard is located in Sacramento County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the west of the Vineyard that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Vineyard.
- San Benito County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [San Benito County].
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [San Diego County].
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Vineyard [Sonoma County].
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Vineyard is located in Butler County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east of the Vineyard that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vineyard.
- Jessamine County
- This Vineyard is located in Jessamine County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the east of the Vineyard that is located in Utah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Vineyard.
- Maryland
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyard ...
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.
- American Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
- American Fork is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
- Former names for American Fork:
- Lake City
- McArthursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <4>
- Bunker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Christmas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hardy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Pelican Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pelican Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Pelican Point is located in Utah County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Utah County
- Snow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Wicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Vineyard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Vineyard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vineyard and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Vineyard to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vineyard. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Vineyard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vineyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3059, Longitude: -111.7543 In this case, the coordinates for Vineyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Vineyard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Vineyard 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Vineyard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.773 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.267 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.721 degrees. |