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Bulgy The Whale

Bulgy The Whale from directly overhead

Bulgy The Whale is an artwork in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,304 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Engine 86, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
fiberglass
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.98595, -111.89288
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Salt Lake Temple Builders Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial monument to local child: 1.8 mi
  • Davis High D: 3.5 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Ezra T. Clark Park: 0.4 mi
  • Farmington Pond Park: 0.6 mi
  • Forbush Park: 0.6 mi
  • Woodland Park: 0.8 mi
  • Davis County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 55
  • Town Hall: 0.1 mi
  • Gun Collection: 0.1 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 0.1 mi
  • Music Hall: 0.1 mi
  • Print Shop: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
Attractions: 53
  • Carousel: 0.1 mi
  • Wild Mouse: 0.2 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Snow Horse: 5.6 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 48
Springs: 33
  • Enoch Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Baskin Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Camera Flats: 15.1 mi
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Bridger Bay Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Windsurfer Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Bulgy The Whale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakNNE 18°2,954 m7.0 mi
Mount OgdenN 2°2,917 m14.8 mi
Francis PeakNE 41°2,904 m4.3 mi
Snow Horse RidgeNNE 23°2,893 m5.8 mi
Allen PeakN 2°2,885 m15.1 mi
Grandview PeakSE 142°2,866 m11.8 mi
De Moisy PeakN 4°2,847 m14.0 mi
Bountiful PeakESE 111°2,823 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5620:2221:04
September equinox07:1618:5019:26
December solstice07:5016:1917:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443495969777566524031
Precip in2.21.82.12.42.71.30.70.81.21.91.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3 NW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13898724377

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