Salt Lake City is approximately 600 miles (965 kilometers) away from the Pacific Ocean, depending on the specific destination along the coast. The closest major coastal city is San Francisco, which is about 730 miles (1,175 kilometers) away. The distance can vary based on the route taken, but these figures provide a general idea of the distance to the Pacific.
The Pacific Ocean is the nearest ocean to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Seattle
No, Salt Lake City is in Utah, and Utah isn't close to any oceans. But it borders California, and the Pacific Ocean is right next to California.
Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot was created in 1909.
Great Salt Lake in Utah.
He thought he had discovered part of the pacific ocean
The Great Salt Lake is very high in salt content, much higher than the ocean in fact.
The Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake has such a high salt concentration that it is easy to float. In fact, the old slogan of the Saltair Resort (a tourist spot at the Great Salt Lake) was "Try to Sink!!"
he found it but thought that he had was at the pacific ocean but later found out that he discovered it...
Salt Lake City
Not really. Unlike places that are near the ocean, Salt Lake City's air doesn't contain the salt that corrodes metal. This is because the air is so dry that the water from the Great Salt Lake doesn't really evaporate into the air and hover there like it does in coastal cities.
He thought he had discovered part of the Pacific Ocean