Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for The Woodlands Business Park.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in The Woodlands Business Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Woodlands Business Park and the surrounding area.

Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Woodlands Business Park

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 The Woodlands Business Park:
- 40.684669, -111.870213<1>
- 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 The Woodlands Business Park

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 The Woodlands Business Park 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 The Woodlands Business Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Woodlands Business Park ...

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.

Boulevard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boulevard is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridlewalk is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
Clover Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crown Colony is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
Dairy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dairy Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
Eddie Kay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eddie Kay is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
Emerald Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Isle is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ethel Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
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- Farm Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Farm Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fawn Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Fawn Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Florence Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Florence Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hollow
- Forest Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Forest Dale is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Green Acres is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Green Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Green Valley is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Indian Wells
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Indian Wells is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Jo Lynn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Jo Lynn is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Lynn
- Juniper
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Juniper is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Knight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Knight is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Laura Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Laura Park is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Lincoln Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Lincoln Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Locust Grove is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Millrace is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Misty Meadows is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Murray
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Murray is also 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 <2>
- Nathan Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Nathan Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Circle
- Normandy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Normandy is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Orchard Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Orchard Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Paradise Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Paradise Park is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Park Central is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Paul is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Peony Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Peony Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peony Gardens
- Pheasant Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Pheasant Hollow is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Ridge Creek is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Roper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Roper is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Rose Garden is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rural
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Rural is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Sage Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Sage Hill is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Spring Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Spring Run is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  - Startup is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Sugar House was located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
- Sunstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Sunstone is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Sycamore Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Sycamore Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Twin Peaks Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Twin Peaks Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Valley Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Valley Center is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Vegas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Vegas is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegas
- Village Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Village Gardens is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Vista Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - Vista Village is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Walnut Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Walnut Brook is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Woodside Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Woodside Heights is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Xanadu
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Xanadu is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
- Young Haven Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Young Haven Circle is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
- Zions Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Zions Park is also located in Salt Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

How Far From The Woodlands Business Park 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 included the distance from a community such as The Woodlands Business Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in The Woodlands Business Park and extending to:

Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from The Woodlands Business Park to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>	GPS Coordinates for The Woodlands Business Park: Decimal: 40.68466, -111.870213 DDMMSS: 40° 41' 4", -111° 52' 12"
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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- The Woodlands Business Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Woodlands Business Park 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 The Woodlands Business Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6847, Longitude: -111.8702 In this case, the coordinates for The Woodlands Business Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.901 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.451 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.761 degrees.