Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Anderson Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Anderson Junction

• 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 Anderson Junction:
  • 37.286459, -113.300356
  • 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 Anderson Junction

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Anderson Junction is near Iron County and also Mohave County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • eBird sighting report for Mohave 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderson Junction ...

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.

• Browse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browse
  • Browse is located in Washington County
• Fort Harmony ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harmony
  • Fort Harmony is located in Washington County
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Washington County
  • Former names for Harrisburg:
  • Cottonwood
  • Harrisville
• Harrisburg Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Junction
  • Harrisburg Junction is located in Washington County
• Hurricane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <2>
• New Harmony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <2>
• Silver Reef ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Reef
  • Silver Reef is located in Washington County
• Virgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <2>

How Far From Anderson Junction 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 Anderson Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anderson Junction and extending to:

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anderson Junction to Saint George, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/