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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 White Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Circle 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 White Circle:
- 40.707169, -111.831878
- 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 White Circle
- 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 White Circle 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 White Circle
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Circle ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie Brae is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Eddie Kay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Ethel Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fawn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Florence Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Forest Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Jo Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jo Lynn is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Knight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knight is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Lincoln Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mount Olympus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Nathan Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nathan Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Park Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peony Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Startup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Startup is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sycamore Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Vegas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vegas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Vista Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Woodside Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Young Haven Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
- Zions Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park
How Far From White Circle 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 White Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in White Circle and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from White Circle to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Circle) 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 White Circle 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 White Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7072, Longitude: -111.8319 In this case, the coordinates for White Circle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.873 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.737 degrees. |
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