What Does a 100-Mile Radius from Orem, Utah Mean?

A 100-mile radius from Orem, Utah is a circle with a 100-mile radius centered on Orem. Every point on that circle is exactly 100 miles from Orem. The area inside covers ~31,416 square miles.

What's Within 100 Miles of Orem?

• North: Logan (~80 mi), Bear Lake (~95 mi), Idaho border (~90 mi).
• South: St. George (~260 mi — **outside**), Cedar City (~180 mi — **outside**), but **Provo (adjacent), Springville, Spanish Fork, Payson, Nephi (~65 mi), Fillmore (~95 mi)**.
• East: Duchesne (~75 mi), Vernal (~110 mi — **outside**), Flaming Gorge (~100 mi edge).
• West: Tooele (~55 mi), Dugway (~85 mi), Wendover (~115 mi — **outside**), Great Salt Lake (south shore ~30 mi).
• Salt Lake City: ~40 mi north — well within.
• Park City: ~35 mi east.
• Heber City: ~25 mi southeast.

Major Cities Within Radius

• Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, Layton, Bountiful, Sandy, West Jordan, Orem itself, Lehi, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork, Springville, Payson, Nephi, Tooele, Park City, Heber, Midway, Kamas, Coalville, Evanston WY (~95 mi).

What's NOT Within 100 Miles

• St. George, Las Vegas, Denver, Boise, Grand Junction, Moab, Jackson Hole, Cheyenne.

Visualizing It

• Draw a circle on a map centered on Orem (40.3° N, 111.7° W) with radius 100 mi.
• It covers most of the **Wasatch Front** (Ogden to Nephi), **Wasatch Back** (Heber, Park City), **Tooele Valley**, and western **Uinta Basin** fringe.
• Area = π × 100² ≈ **31,416 sq mi** — larger than South Carolina (32,000 sq mi).

Practical Uses

• Commute shed analysis.
• Radio/TV market designation (DMA).
• Emergency planning zones.
• Real estate "greater metro" definitions.
• Delivery/service area boundaries.

A radius is a **distance**, not a destination. "100 miles from Orem" describes a **zone**, not a place.