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Fernwood Recreation Site

Fernwood Recreation Site from directly overhead

Fernwood Recreation Site is a picnic site in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,556 m. Ben Lomond stands 2,960 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is LDS Church Park Area East, a park 1.1 miles away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1556 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.08792, -111.90304
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • LDS Church Park Area East: 1.1 mi
  • LDS Church Park Area West: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Forest Park: 1.2 mi
  • LDS Church Park and Greenery: 1.4 mi
  • Kay's Creek Parkway: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Thurston Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica: 3.2 mi
  • Davis High D: 4.3 mi
  • F-16: 4.4 mi
  • Memorial monument to local child: 5.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • Snow Horse: 3.1 mi
  • Classic Fun Center: 4.6 mi
  • Tepanyaki: 4.8 mi
  • S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Carousel: 7.1 mi
Museums: 51
  • Heritage Museum of Layton: 3.5 mi
  • Town Hall: 7.1 mi
  • Gun Collection: 7.2 mi
  • Token, Currency & Silver Collection: 7.2 mi
  • Music Hall: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Village Green: 7.2 mi
  • Spring Creek Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • Mueller Park: 16.0 mi
  • Group Site 17: 16.2 mi
  • Group Site 18: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 38
Springs: 36
  • Bear Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Wheeler Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Ogden Hot Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Windsurfer Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Anderson Cove Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Cemetery Point Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Middle Inlet Beach: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
  • The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve: 8.7 mi
  • Legacy Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
  • Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area: 12.7 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 14.4 mi
  • Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Industrial Arch: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Fernwood Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ben LomondN 351°2,960 m19.3 mi
Thurston PeakE 98°2,954 m2.7 mi
Mount OgdenN 8°2,917 m7.8 mi
Francis PeakSE 138°2,904 m5.1 mi
Snow Horse RidgeESE 122°2,893 m3.3 mi
Allen PeakN 7°2,885 m8.1 mi
Grandview PeakSSE 154°2,866 m18.1 mi
De Moisy PeakNNE 13°2,847 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice05:5620:2321:04
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 °F283342475866787465513928
Precip in2.72.52.73.13.01.70.81.01.72.32.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weber Basin Pump PLT 3, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356684389

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