Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carbonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carbonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carbonville
- 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 Carbonville:
- 39.619965, -110.834327
- 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 Carbonville
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Carbonville is near Utah County and also Emery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- eBird sighting report for Emery 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 Carbonville ...
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.
- Castle Gate ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
- Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
- Helper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helper
- Helper is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helper <2>
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Peerless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Carbon County
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <2>
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
- Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
- Spring Canyon has also been known as:
- Storrs
- Spring Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
- Standardville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standardville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
- Standardville is located in Carbon County
- Wildcat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Carbonville 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 community such as Carbonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Carbonville and extending to:
- Price, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Carbonville to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 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 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Carbonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carbonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6200, Longitude: -110.8343 In this case, the coordinates for Carbonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Carbonville 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 330.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.274 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.241 degrees. |