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Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center

Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center from directly overhead

Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,310 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylorsville Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Dates from 1848.

Wikidata Q52475, matched on coordinates and name (582 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Taylorsville Historic Preservation Committee
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.66447, -111.93319

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Taylorsville Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cabana Park: 0.4 mi
  • Vista Park: 0.7 mi
  • Millrace Park: 0.8 mi
  • Germania Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Museums: 60
  • West Jordan Historical Society: 3.9 mi
  • Midvale Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Wheeler Farm House: 4.2 mi
  • Sandy Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Classic Cars International Museum: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Outdoor Eating at Cyprus Credit Union: 4.1 mi
  • Wheeler Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Solar Plaza: 8.9 mi
  • Site 1: 9.1 mi
  • Site 2: 9.1 mi
Attractions
  • Classic Fun Center: 5.8 mi
  • Crazy Corn Maze: 5.8 mi
  • Fear Factory: 6.1 mi
  • Gospel Grace Church: 6.2 mi
  • Carousel: 6.3 mi
Peaks
  • Flatiron Mesa: 6.7 mi
  • Pencil Point: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Olympus (north): 8.4 mi
  • Mount Olympus: 8.5 mi
  • Twin Knolls: 8.7 mi
Springs
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Tabitha Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Salt Spring: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall: 10.8 mi
  • Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Upper Bells Canyon Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 4.9 mi
  • Fife Wetland Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 6.8 mi
  • South Jordan City Jordan River Wetland Mitigation Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 9.9 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 12.9 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Saratoga Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)ESE 114°3,453.4 m12.2 mi
Twin Peaks (West)ESE 114°3,452.8 m12.1 mi
Sunrise PeakESE 113°3,436.6 m12.7 mi
North Thunder MountainSE 128°3,400 m13.5 mi
South Thunder MountainSE 131°3,400 m13.8 mi
Dromedary PeakESE 112°3,385.4 m12.9 mi
Lone PeakSE 136°3,376 m13.3 mi
Big Horn PeakSE 135°3,316 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5820:2221:03
September equinox07:1618:5019:27
December solstice07:4916:2117:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313746526272817968554232
Precip in1.41.31.82.21.80.90.50.61.11.31.31.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/986897418

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