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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 Walnut Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Brook 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 Walnut Brook:
    • 40.646614, -111.872157
    • 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 Walnut Brook
  • 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 Walnut Brook is near Davis County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Walnut Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Brook ...

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.

  • Bee and Gee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
  • Bridlewalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
  • Chevy Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Cottonwood Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
  • Cottonwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
  • Crown Colony
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
  • Dairy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
  • Emerald Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
  • Enchanted Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
  • Ethel Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
  • Fisher Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
  • Gill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gill is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
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    • Grant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Grant is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Green Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Haven Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
    • Hidden Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Holly Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
    • Indian Wells
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
    • International Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
    • Jamestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jeremy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
    • Laura Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
    • Liberty ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Millrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Murray
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
      • Murray has also been known as:
      • Murray City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
    • Normandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Olympus View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
    • Paradise Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Pheasant Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
    • Ridge Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
    • Spring Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
    • Stevenson Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Twin Peaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
    • Twin Peaks Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
    • Twin Willows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Union is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Valley Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Warranty
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walnut Brook 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 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Walnut Brook to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Walnut Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Walnut Brook 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 Walnut Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6466, Longitude: -111.8722       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.899 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.445 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.765 degrees.