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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 Walkers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers 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 Walkers:
- 40.750502, -111.896603
- 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 Walkers
- 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 Walkers is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Walkers
Communities Also Named Walkers ...
We found ten communities that are also named Walkers.
Within Utah, the name Walkers is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walkers [Crawford County].
- British Columbia
- This Walkers lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walkers [Cobb County].
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Walkers [Sanilac County].
- New York
- Wyoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Walkers [Wyoming County].
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Walkers is located in Pender County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<2> to the east of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Walkers.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Walkers is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the east of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Walkers.
- Ontario
- This Walkers lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Walkers is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Walkers.
- New Kent County
- This Walkers is located in New Kent County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km] to the east of the Walkers that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Walkers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers ...
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.
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Capitol
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
- City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- City Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Fountain Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
- Foxs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Glenn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Golden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holland is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jordan Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martins is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mead Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
- Poplar Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rural is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Salt Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
- Snow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Syndicate Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
- Temple View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
- Thorn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
- Victory Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Wahoo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Walkers 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 Walkers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Walkers to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,767 miles [12,499.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walkers 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walkers 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 Walkers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7505, Longitude: -111.8966 In this case, the coordinates for Walkers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.772 degrees. |
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