Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dragon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dragon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dragon
- 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 Dragon:
- 39.785614, -109.073368
- 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 Dragon
- 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 Uintah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Uintah County
- Since Dragon is near Garfield County and also Rio Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- eBird sighting report for Rio Blanco 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 Dragon ...
We found four communities that share the name Dragon.
Within Utah, the name Dragon is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Dragon lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Dragon that is located in Uintah County.
- Mississippi
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Dragon lies 2,633 miles [4,237.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dragon that is located in Uintah County.
- Quebec
- This Dragon lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dragon that is located in Uintah County.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dragon ...
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.
- Bonanza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Uintah County
- Little Bonanza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bonanza
- Little Bonanza is located in Uintah County
- Rainbow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Three Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
- Three Pines is located in Grand County
How Far From Dragon 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 Dragon 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<3> community of Dragon once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Dragon and extending to:
- Vernal, which is the Seat of Uintah County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dragon to Vernal, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,751 miles [12,474 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dragon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dragon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7856, Longitude: -109.0734 In this case, the coordinates for Dragon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Dragon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dragon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.23 degrees. |