Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alunite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alunite and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alunite
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Alunite:
- 38.380548, -112.247004
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alunite
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Piute County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Piute County
- Since Alunite is near Sevier County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Alunite ...
We found one communities that share the name Alunite.
Within Utah, the name Alunite is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Alunite in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alunite ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Antimony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Antimony is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antimony <2>
- Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
- Beaver has also been known as:
- Beaver City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Bone Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
- Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <2>
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Piute County
- Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <2>
- Lees Spring ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
- Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
- Marysvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
- Marysvale is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <2>
- Nibley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
- Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
How Far From Alunite to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alunite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Alunite once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Alunite and extending to:
- Junction, which is the Seat of Piute County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Alunite to Junction, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alunite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alunite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alunite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3805, Longitude: -112.2470 |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alunite to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.957 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.32 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.121 degrees. |