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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Desert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Desert and the surrounding area.
- 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 Desert:
- 39.088027, -110.318761
- 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 Desert
- 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 Emery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emery County
- Since Desert is near Grand County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Desert
Communities Also Named Desert ...
We found seven communities that are also named Desert.
Within Utah, the name Desert is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Desert [Maricopa County].
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Desert.
- Lyon County
- This community is historic and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Desert.
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Desert [Otero County].
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Desert.
- Oregon
- Crook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Desert [Crook County].
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Desert is located in Collin County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Desert that is located in Emery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Desert.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Desert ...
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.
- Cedar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Grassy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grassy is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Green River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horse Canyon is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Canyon
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Solitude
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Sphinx ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sphinx is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
- Woodside ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Emery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Desert 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 Desert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Desert and extending to:
- Castle Dale, which is the Seat of Emery County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Desert to Castle Dale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 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 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Desert 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. |
| <2> | 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 Desert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Desert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Desert to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Desert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0880, Longitude: -110.3188 In this case, the coordinates for Desert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.985 degrees. |
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