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Our Desert Island Home

Our Desert Island Home from directly overhead

Our Desert Island Home is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,376 m. Thurston Peak stands 2,954 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Frary Gravesite Interpretive Trail, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In 1891 George Frary built a house on this 160 acre homestead. Six years later his wife Alice died and lies at rest in this burial site. Erected 1990 by Syracuse Historical Society.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.96499, -112.18972
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Frary Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Stringham Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Bamberger Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Coyote Ridge: 1.9 mi
  • Dooly Knob: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • US Army Ranger and Air Force Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Dellenbach: 13.8 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 14.0 mi
  • Original Hooper Flag Pole: 14.0 mi
  • Minuteman: 14.2 mi
Parks
  • Tuscany Park: 9.5 mi
  • Ranchetts West Park: 9.5 mi
  • Equestrian Park: 9.6 mi
  • Trailside Park: 10.0 mi
  • Jensen Nature Park: 10.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • Frary Gravesite Interpretive Trail: 0.0 mi
  • Fielding Garr Ranch: 3.0 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 12.9 mi
  • Tepanyaki: 13.6 mi
  • Fat Cats: 13.8 mi
Museums: 52
  • Syracuse Regional Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Syracuse Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Heritage Museum of Layton: 13.7 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 46
Picnic sites: 38
  • Buffalo Point Interpretive and Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Village Green: 15.6 mi
  • Fernwood Recreation Site: 17.2 mi
  • Mueller Park: 19.9 mi
  • Group Site 17: 20.1 mi
Springs: 26
  • Dairy Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Mushroom Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Hooper Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Salt Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Pass Canyon Spring: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 10.8 mi
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 15.0 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Industrial Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Our Desert Island Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thurston PeakENE 65°2,954 m19.4 mi
Mount OgdenNE 45°2,917 m22.8 mi
Francis PeakENE 75°2,904 m18.9 mi
Snow Horse RidgeENE 69°2,893 m19.0 mi
Allen PeakNE 44°2,885 m22.9 mi
De Moisy PeakNE 47°2,847 m22.6 mi
Bountiful PeakE 90°2,823 m19.4 mi
The NeedlesNE 46°2,822 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice05:5820:2321:05
September equinox07:1718:5119:28
December solstice07:5116:2017:04

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11762325086

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