Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colton
- 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 Colton:
- 39.852435, -111.013178
- 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 Colton
- 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 Colton is near Emery County and also Wasatch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Emery 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 Colton ...
We found nine communities that share the name Colton.
Within Utah, the name Colton is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colton ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
- Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Castle Gate
- From Colton to Castle Gate
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Coal City:
- Cedar Mesa Ranch
- Dempsey City
- Dempseyville
- Great Western
- Oak Springs Bench
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coal City
- From Colton to Coal City
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Consumers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Consumers
- From Colton to Consumers
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mutual ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mutual. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Mutual is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mutual
- From Colton to Mutual
- National ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for National. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- National is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to National
- From Colton to National
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peerless
- From Colton to Peerless
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rains is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rains
- From Colton to Rains
- Royal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Royal:
- Bear Canyon
- Cameron
- Rolapp
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal
- From Colton to Royal
- Sky View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Soldier Summit
- From Colton to Soldier Summit
- Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
- Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
- Spring Canyon has also been known as:
- Storrs
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Canyon
- From Colton to Spring Canyon
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- Standardville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
- Standardville is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Standardville
- From Colton to Standardville
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweet
- From Colton to Sweet
- Three Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Wasatch County
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tucker
- From Colton to Tucker
- Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
- Standardville ‑ Historic
How Far From Colton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Colton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Colton and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Colton to Provo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8524, Longitude: -111.0132 In this case, the coordinates for Colton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Colton 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Colton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.147 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.488 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.327 degrees. |