Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Provo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Provo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Provo
- 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 Provo:
- 40.233853, -111.658756
- 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 Provo
- 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Since Provo is near Weber County and also Wasatch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weber County
- eBird sighting report for Wasatch 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 Provo ...
We found four communities that share the name Provo.
Within Utah, the name Provo is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Provo ...
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.
- Bunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Utah County
- Christmas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
- Christmas City is located in Utah County
- Geneva ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Utah County
- Snow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Spanish Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <4>
- Vineyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Wicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Provo 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 city such as Provo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Provo and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Provo to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 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 7,793 miles [12,541.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Provo: www.provo.org/
The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Provo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Provo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2339, Longitude: -111.6588 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Provo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | 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 Provo 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 331.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.164 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.671 degrees. |