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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 Halls Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Halls Crossing:
    • 37.457174, -110.714895
    • 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 Halls Crossing
  • 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 Halls Crossing ...

We found one communities that share the name Halls Crossing.

Within Utah, the name Halls Crossing is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Halls Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Washington County
      • This Halls Crossing is located in Washington County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the east of the Halls Crossing that is located in San Juan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Halls Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Crossing ...

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.

  • Bullfrog
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clay Hills Crossing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hills Crossing
    • Clay Hills Crossing is located in San Juan County
  • Eggnog ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggnog have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggnog
    • Eggnog is located in Garfield County
  • Navajo Mountain
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Mountain
    • Navajo Mountain is located in San Juan County
  • Rainbow City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
    • Rainbow City is located in San Juan County

How Far From Halls Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Halls Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls Crossing and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Halls Crossing to Monticello, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,820 miles [2,929 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,934 miles [12,768.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Crossing. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4572, Longitude: -110.7149    
<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>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.
<5>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 Halls Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.649 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.681 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.305 degrees.









 

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