Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eastland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eastland
- 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 Eastland:
- 37.803604, -109.134001
- 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 Eastland
- 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Eastland is near Dolores County and also San Miguel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dolores County
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel 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 Eastland ...
We found nine communities that share the name Eastland.
Within Utah, the name Eastland is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Eastland is located in Fayette County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<1> to the east of the Eastland that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Eastland.
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Eastland [Mason County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastland ...
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.
- Dove Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Dolores County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <4>
- Home of Truth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Truth
- Home of Truth is located in San Juan County
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in San Juan County
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
- Slick Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Slick Rock is located in San Miguel County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slick Rock <4>
- Yellow Jacket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
- Yellow Jacket is located in Montezuma County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Jacket <4>
How Far From Eastland 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 Eastland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastland and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eastland to Monticello, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 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 7,869 miles [12,663.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastland. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8036, Longitude: -109.1340 In this case, the coordinates for Eastland 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Eastland 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> | 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. |
| <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 Eastland 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 329.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.41 degrees. |