Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arago City:
  • 38.348758, -113.164856
  • 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 Arago City

• 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Since Arago City is near Iron County and also Millard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • eBird sighting report for Millard 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 Arago City ...

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.

• Beaver
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <1>
• Cook Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
• Greenville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Beaver County
• Minersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
• Newhouse ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
  • Newhouse is located in Beaver County
• Thermo ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  • Thermo is located in Beaver County
• Yellow Banks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
  • Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County

How Far From Arago City to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arago City 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<3> community of Arago City once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Arago City and extending to:

• Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arago City to Beaver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 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 7,946 miles [12,787.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/

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