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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 Xanadu, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Xanadu 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 Xanadu:
- 40.667169, -111.911881
- 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 Xanadu
- 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 Xanadu is near Davis County and also Utah 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 Utah 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 Xanadu
Curious and Interesting Names Near Xanadu ...
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.
- Angle View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Barbers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Bee and Gee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
- Best View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Clover Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Coral Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Dairy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Erin Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
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- Farm Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fisher Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hall View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hector Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hector Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector Park
- Indian Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Landings at Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Ledgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Trieste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Log Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
- Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marian Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Millrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Murray is 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 <1>
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Quailstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Ridge Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Royal Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Sage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Startup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Startup is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Stevenson Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Sunnybrook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Park
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Twin Peaks Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Vista Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Walnut Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
How Far From Xanadu 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 Xanadu to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Xanadu and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Xanadu 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 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Xanadu) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Xanadu 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 Xanadu. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6672, Longitude: -111.9119 In this case, the coordinates for Xanadu have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.932 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.787 degrees. |
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