How many miles in a salt lake city block?

Answer 1

There are 7 blocks to a mile. Each block is labeled in increments of 100, i.e. 100 East, 800 South, etc. Originally each community had its own grid, but now the same grid covers the entire Salt Lake Valley. This makes it easy to calculate walking and driving distances in miles by taking the differences between the north-south coordinates and the east-west coordinates of the begin and end points, then dividing by 7.