Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deseret, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deseret and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deseret
- 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 Deseret:
- 39.286798, -112.652748
- 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 Deseret
- 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 Millard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Millard County
- Since Deseret is near Juab County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deseret ...
We found two communities that share the name Deseret.
There are two communities within Utah that are also named Deseret.
Beyond Utah.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Davis County
- Salt Lake County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deseret ...
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.
- Clear Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Millard County
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Millard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
- Former names for Delta:
- Akin
- Burtner
- Melville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Millard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <3>
- Oasis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Millard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <3>
- Strong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sugarville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Sugarville is located in Millard County
- Former names for Sugarville:
- Alfalfa
- Omaha
- Sunflower ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Deseret 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 Deseret to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deseret and extending to:
- Fillmore, which is the Seat of Millard County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deseret to Fillmore, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 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 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deseret. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Deseret) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deseret. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2868, Longitude: -112.6527 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Deseret 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 332.377 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.895 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.305 degrees. |