Oquirrh
Oquirrh is a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah. Oquirrh was once part of Kearns, UT. Through annexation in 2000, the city of West Jordan cut Oquirrh off from Kearns, making Oquirrh a CDP.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood with 11,700 residents
- Description: former census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
- Also known as: “Oquirrh, UT” and “Oquirrh, Utah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Utah Olympic Oval and South Valley Regional Airport.
Utah Olympic Oval
Ice rink
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Utah Olympic Oval is an indoor speed skating oval located 14 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, in Kearns, Utah. The Oval was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics and it hosted the long-track speed skating events for the 2002 games, a role it is expected reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Utah Olympic Oval is situated 2 miles northeast of Oquirrh.
South Valley Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
South Valley Regional Airport, formerly, is a public airport located in West Jordan, seven miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Originally named Municipal Airport No. South Valley Regional Airport is situated 2½ miles east of Oquirrh.
Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Theater building
Photo: Ben P L, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater, located in West Valley City, Utah. From 2003 to 2024, the Amphitheater was named after USANA Health Sciences, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements. Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre is situated 2 miles north of Oquirrh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kearns and Copperton.
Kearns
Town
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kearns is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Named after Utah's U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns, it had a population of 36,723 at the 2020 Census. Kearns is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oquirrh.
Copperton
Village
Copperton is a town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, located at the mouth of Bingham Canyon, approximately 17 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. Copperton is situated 5 miles southwest of Oquirrh.
Daybreak
Suburb
Photo: Ojo oracle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daybreak is a master-planned community of over 4,000 acres located in South Jordan, Utah at the former site of Bingham Canyon Mine. Daybreak was originally owned by Kennecott Land. As of 2024, it was being developed by the Larry H. Miller Company. Daybreak is situated 5 miles south of Oquirrh.
Oquirrh
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.62809° or 40° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-112.03933° or 112° 2′ 22″ westPopulation
11,700Elevation
4,921 feet (1,500 metres)Open location code
85G9JXH6+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 150977896OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5779333Wikidata ID
Q2236190
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Volapük—“Oquirrh” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Oquirrh”
- Cebuano: “Oquirrh”
- Chinese: “Oquirrh”
- Dutch: “Oquirrh”
- Haitian: “Oquirrh, Utah”
- Haitian: “Oquirrh”
- Irish: “Oquirrh”
- Japanese: “オーカー”
- Ladin: “Oquirrh”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oquirrh”
- Portuguese: “Oquirrh”
- Serbian: “Oquirrh, Utah”
- Serbian: “Oquirrh”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Oquirrh, Utah”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Oquirrh”
- Spanish: “Oquirrh”
- Volapük: “Oquirrh”
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