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Carousel is an attraction in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,302 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Mouse, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
The Roller Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Built in 1921 and operating ever since, the Roller Coaster is the fifth oldest operating roller coaster in the world, the third oldest operating in the United States, and the oldest at Lagoon.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q7361012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Ogden River Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bulgy The Whale: 0.1 mi
- Engine 86: 0.1 mi
- Dog statue: 13.7 mi
- Dairy Cats: 13.8 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 13.9 mi
- Salt Lake Temple Builders Monument: 0.1 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 0.2 mi
- Memorial monument to local child: 1.9 mi
- Davis High D: 3.5 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 6.8 mi
- Ezra T. Clark Park: 0.3 mi
- Forbush Park: 0.5 mi
- Farmington Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.8 mi
- Davis County Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
- Flag Rock: 1.1 mi
- Bountiful Peak: 4.2 mi
- Francis Peak: 4.4 mi
- The Hogsback: 5.7 mi
- Snow Horse Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 0.1 mi
- Town Hall: 0.1 mi
- Gun Collection: 0.1 mi
- Music Hall: 0.1 mi
- Print Shop: 0.1 mi
- Village Green: 0.2 mi
- Fernwood Recreation Site: 7.1 mi
- Mueller Park: 9.0 mi
- Group Site 17: 9.2 mi
- Group Site 18: 9.2 mi
- Wild Mouse: 0.1 mi
- S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Snow Horse: 5.7 mi
- Classic Fun Center: 7.8 mi
- Tepanyaki: 9.2 mi
- Rasmussen Teaching Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bountiful Temple Underground Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rose Park Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Og-woi People's Orchard and Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Enoch Spring: 9.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 9.5 mi
- Baskin Spring: 10.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 14.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 15.3 mi
- Camera Flats: 15.0 mi
- Anderson Cove Beach: 19.4 mi
- Bridger Bay Beach: 19.4 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 19.7 mi
- Cemetery Point Beach: 19.8 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 3.2 mi
- The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 9.6 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.5 mi
- Ninth Street Crag: 18.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Cambria Point: 18.9 mi
- Witch Rocks: 22.8 mi
- Adams Canyon Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Adams Canyon Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Industrial Arch: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Peak | NNE 18° | 2,954 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Ogden | N 2° | 2,917 m | 14.9 mi |
| Francis Peak | NE 41° | 2,904 m | 4.4 mi |
| Snow Horse Ridge | NNE 23° | 2,893 m | 5.9 mi |
| Allen Peak | N 2° | 2,885 m | 15.2 mi |
| Grandview Peak | SE 141° | 2,866 m | 11.8 mi |
| De Moisy Peak | N 4° | 2,847 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bountiful Peak | ESE 110° | 2,823 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:19 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington 3 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 12000883OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Lagoon Carousel, reference 12000883, listed 10/24/12.
OpenStreetMap element way/224318759
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 16 mi
- Ogden · 17 mi
- Wasatch Range · 20 mi
- Sandy · 29 mi
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