Welcome to Hite ...
So far, we found very little information about Hite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hite, please Contact Us.
Hite would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. The community was inundated by Lake Powell.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hite is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hite is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hite was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Hite was located: 435
Communities Also Named Hite ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hite - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hite.
Communities near Hite ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Hite.
- White Canyon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Canyon
- White Canyon is located in San Juan County
- Eagle City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle City
- From Hite to Eagle City
- Eggnog ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggnog. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggnog
- Eggnog is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eggnog
- From Hite to Eggnog
- Bullfrog
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog
- Bullfrog is located in Kane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullfrog <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bullfrog
- From Hite to Bullfrog
Adding Hite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hite in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hite post office opened in 1889.
We also found Hite in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Hite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |