Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dugway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dugway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dugway
- 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 Dugway:
- 40.225024, -112.74726
- 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 Dugway
- 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 Tooele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Since Dugway is near Juab County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Juab 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 Dugway ...
We found one communities that share the name Dugway.
Within Utah, the name Dugway is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Dugway in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dugway ...
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.
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Clover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Tooele County
- Former names for Clover:
- Johnson
- Johnson's Settlement
- Shambip
- Clover Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Station
- Clover Station is located in Tooele County
- Death Canyon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Death Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Canyon
- Death Canyon is located in Tooele County
- Grantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Rush Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
- Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <4>
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Tad Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dugway 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 Dugway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dugway and extending to:
- Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dugway to Tooele, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 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 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dugway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dugway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dugway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2250, Longitude: -112.7473 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dugway 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 332.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.177 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.303 degrees. |