Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gilluly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilluly and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gilluly

• 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 Gilluly:
  • 39.930514, -111.164893
  • 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 Gilluly

• 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
  • Since Gilluly is near Wasatch County and also Emery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wasatch County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emery 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 Gilluly

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilluly ...

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.

• Consumers ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Consumers is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
• Mill Fork ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
• Mutual ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mutual is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• National ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • National is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Patrick Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Patrick Place is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Place
• Rains ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rains is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
• Sky View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sky View is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
• Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
• Sweet ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
• Thistle ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Thistle is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
• Three Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Three Forks is located in Wasatch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Tucker ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tucker is located in Utah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Former name for Tucker:
  • Clear Creek
• Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters

How Far From Gilluly 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 Gilluly to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gilluly and extending to:

• Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilluly to Provo, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'