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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 West Jordan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Jordan 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 West Jordan:
- 40.609639, -111.938712
- 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 West Jordan
- 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 West Jordan is near Utah County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 West Jordan
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Jordan ...
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.
- Angel Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Angle View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Coral Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Crystal Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Diamondville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Dixie Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
- Edenbrooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Greenfield Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Ledgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadow Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Purple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
- Sandra Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandra Way is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandra Way
- Summerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Peaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley High
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From West Jordan 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 city such as West Jordan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Jordan and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Jordan to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- West Jordan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Jordan 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 West Jordan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6096, Longitude: -111.9387 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.947 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.807 degrees. |
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