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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Antimony:
    • 38.118057, -111.998203
    • 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 Antimony
  • 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 Antimony ...

We found one communities that share the name Antimony.

Within Utah, the name Antimony is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Antimony in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Antimony [Howard County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antimony ...

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.

  • Bone Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
    • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
  • Circleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Piute County
  • Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marysvale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Osiris ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
    • Osiris is located in Garfield County
  • Spry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Spry is located in Garfield County

How Far From Antimony to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Antimony to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Antimony and extending to:

  • Panguitch, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Antimony to Panguitch, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,929 miles [12,760.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antimony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Antimony, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antimony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antimony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1181, Longitude: -111.9982    
<5>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.
<6>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 Antimony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.731 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.028 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.993 degrees.









 

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