Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fruita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruita and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fruita
- 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 Fruita:
- 38.285974, -111.247029
- 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 Fruita
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Fruita is near Garfield County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Fruita ...
We found three communities that share the name Fruita.
Within Utah, the name Fruita is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruita ...
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.
- Boulder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boulder
- From Fruita to Boulder
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grover
- From Fruita to Grover
- Hanksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanksville
- Hanksville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanksville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hanksville
- From Fruita to Hanksville
- Whipup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Fruita to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fruita 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<4> community of Fruita once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruita and extending to:
- Loa, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fruita to Loa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 174 miles [280 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 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 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Fruita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fruita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2860, Longitude: -111.2470 In this case, the coordinates for Fruita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Fruita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fruita 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 331.161 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.365 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.559 degrees. |