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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 Westmoreland Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmoreland Place 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 Westmoreland Place:
    • 40.740224, -111.846324
    • 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 Westmoreland Place
  • 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 Westmoreland Place 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 Westmoreland Place

Communities Also Named Westmoreland Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Westmoreland Place.

Within Utah, the name Westmoreland Place is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Westmoreland Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Westmoreland Place is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westmoreland Place that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westmoreland Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmoreland Place ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Capitol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Ensign Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Federal-Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Federal-Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal-Heights
  • Forest Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Fountain Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Fraternity Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fraternity Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Park
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Grand View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Grand View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Granite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Holland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Lincoln Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Panorama
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Panorama is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
    • Perrys Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Perrys Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Hollow
    • Pratts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pratts is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Roper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Rural
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rural is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Salt Lake City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Syndicate Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
    • Temple View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Victory Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Wahoo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Woodside Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
    • Young Haven Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
    • Zions Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

How Far From Westmoreland Place 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 Westmoreland Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westmoreland Place and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westmoreland Place 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 6,998 miles [11,262.2 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 7,767 miles [12,499.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westmoreland Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Westmoreland Place 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 Westmoreland Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7402, Longitude: -111.8463       In this case, the coordinates for Westmoreland Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.887 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.44 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.743 degrees.