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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 Goshute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goshute 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 Goshute:
- 39.876083, -113.999785
- 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 Goshute
- 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 Juab County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juab County
- Since Goshute is near White Pine County and also Tooele County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White Pine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele 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 Goshute
Communities Also Named Goshute ...
We found one communities that are also named Goshute.
Within Utah, the name Goshute is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Goshute in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Goshute [Elko County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goshute ...
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.
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley Station is located in White Pine County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Station
- Spring Valley Station has also been known as:
- Stonehouse
- Trout Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Creek is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
How Far From Goshute 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 Goshute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goshute and extending to:
- Nephi, which is the Seat of Juab County, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Goshute to Nephi, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 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 7,872 miles [12,668.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Goshute, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Goshute) 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 Goshute 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 Goshute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8761, Longitude: -113.9998 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.056 degrees. |
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