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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 Fishlake Resort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishlake Resort 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 Fishlake Resort:
- 38.547477, -111.724354
- 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 Fishlake Resort
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Fishlake Resort is near Wayne County and also Piute County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fishlake Resort
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishlake Resort ...
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.
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Central Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Former names for Central Valley:
- Central
- Inverury
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Piute County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Jensen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jensen is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
- Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Joseph is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Marysvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nibley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nibley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Prattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Whipup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whipup is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipup
How Far From Fishlake Resort 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 Fishlake Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fishlake Resort and extending to:
- Richfield, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fishlake Resort to Richfield, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north (N). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,896 miles [12,707.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fishlake Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fishlake Resort 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 Fishlake Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5475, Longitude: -111.7244 In this case, the coordinates for Fishlake Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.565 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.815 degrees. |
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