Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castle Valley:
  • 38.633834, -109.397540
  • 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 Castle Valley

• 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 Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
  • Since Castle Valley is near San Juan County and also Mesa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mesa 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 Castle Valley

Communities Also Named Castle Valley ...

We found one communities that are also named Castle Valley.

Within Utah, the name Castle Valley is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Castle Valley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Castle Valley is located in Bucks County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Castle Valley that is located in Grand County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Castle Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Valley ...

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.

• Agate ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Agate is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
• Basin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Basin is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
• Dewey ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Elba
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Elba is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Paradox
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradox is located in Montrose County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <2>
• Spanish Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
• Valley City ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley City is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
• Vista
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vista is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

How Far From Castle Valley 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 town such as Castle Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Valley and extending to:

• Moab, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castle Valley to Moab, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,733 miles [2,789 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 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 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'