Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castilla:
  • 40.035511, -111.526024
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Castilla

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
  • Since Castilla is near Sanpete County and also Juab County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sanpete County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Castilla

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castilla ...

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.

• Benjamin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Benjamin is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
• Birdseye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Birdseye is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Former names for Birdseye:
  • Clinton
  • Summit Basin
• Covered Bridge Canyon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Covered Bridge Canyon is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Canyon
• Elk Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
• Lewis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewis is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Patrick Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick Place is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Place
• Spanish Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
  • 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 <1>
• Thistle ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thistle is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
• Three Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Three Forks is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

How Far From Castilla 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 Castilla to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Castilla and extending to:

• Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castilla to Provo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'