Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cunningham Hill:
  • 38.396082, -112.724946
  • 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 Cunningham Hill

• 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Since Cunningham Hill is near Millard County and also Piute County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Millard County
  • eBird sighting report for Piute 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 Cunningham Hill ...

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.

• Beaver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
  • Beaver has also been known as:
  • Beaver City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
• Cook Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
• Cove Fort ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
  • Cove Fort is located in Millard County
  • Cove Fort has also been known as:
  • Charles Willden's Fort
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Beaver County
• Lees Spring ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
  • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
• Minersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
• Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
  • Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
• Yellow Banks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
  • Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cunningham Hill and extending to:

• Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cunningham Hill to Beaver, with an average speed<5> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 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 7,931 miles [12,763.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/