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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 Wiggins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wiggins 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 Wiggins:
    • 40.845223, -111.910494
    • 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 Wiggins
  • 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Since Wiggins is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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 Wiggins

Communities Also Named Wiggins ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Wiggins.

Within Utah, the name Wiggins is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This Wiggins is located in Covington County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Wiggins.
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • This Wiggins is located in Morgan County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Wiggins.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Wiggins is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wiggins.
      • Manatee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Wiggins [Manatee County].
    • Georgia
      • Ben Hill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wiggins [Ben Hill County].
    • Michigan
      • Oscoda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wiggins [Oscoda County].
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This Wiggins is located in Leake County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Wiggins.
      • Stone County
      • This Wiggins is located in Stone County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km] to the east southeast of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Wiggins.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wiggins.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Wiggins is located in Colleton County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<1> to the east of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Wiggins.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wiggins [Cass County].
      • McLennan County
      • This Wiggins is located in McLennan County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Wiggins.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Wiggins is located in Summers County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wiggins that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Wiggins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiggins ...

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.

  • Brown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brown is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Castle is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
  • Chalet
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chalet is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
  • Garden Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Garden Grove is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Hillside Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillside Gardens is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Gardens
  • Hillside Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillside Oaks is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Oaks
  • Jenkins Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
  • Meadow Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadow Crossing is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crossing
  • Monarch Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
  • Mountains Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountains Meadows is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountains Meadows
  • Oakleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oakleaf is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Paul
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Paul is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Skyline Park is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Spring Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Stanley Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
    • Summer Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summer Oak is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sundown is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Valerie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Valerie is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Side is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
    • Valley Side Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Side Circle is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side Circle
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wildwood is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wiggins to Farmington, with an average speed<4> 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 just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 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 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wiggins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wiggins 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wiggins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Wiggins 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 Wiggins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8452, Longitude: -111.9105       In this case, the coordinates for Wiggins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.948 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.52 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.773 degrees.