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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 Independence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Independence 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 Independence:
    • 40.247885, -109.934868
    • 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 Independence
  • 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 Uintah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Uintah County
    • Since Independence is near Duchesne County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Duchesne 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 Independence ...

We found 50 communities that share the name Independence.

There is one other community in Utah which is also named Independence.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Wasatch County
      • This Independence is located in Wasatch County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasatch County community of Independence.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Independence is located in Autauga County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Independence.
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Independence [Baxter County].
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Independence is located in Calaveras County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Independence.
      • Inyo County
      • This Independence is located in Inyo County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the west southwest of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Independence.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Arapahoe County].
      • Pitkin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Pitkin County].
      • Teller County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Teller County].
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Independence [Madison County].
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This Independence is located in Pike County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Independence.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Independence [Fountain County].
      • Warren County
      • This Independence is located in Warren County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Independence.
    • Iowa
      • Buchanan County
      • This Independence is located in Buchanan County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Independence.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Independence is located in Montgomery County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Independence.
      • Osborne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Independence [Osborne County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Independence is located in Kenton County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Independence.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Independence.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Independence [Oakland County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Independence is located in Hennepin County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Independence.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Independence is located in Saint Louis County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Independence.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Independence is located in Scott County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Independence.
      • Tate County
      • This Independence is located in Tate County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Independence.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Independence is located in Jackson County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Independence.
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Independence [Park County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Independence.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Independence [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Independence is located in Allegany County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Independence.
    • North Dakota
      • Dunn County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Independence [Dunn County].
      • LaMoure County
      • This Independence is located in LaMoure County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaMoure County community of Independence.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Independence is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Independence.
      • Defiance County
      • This Independence is located in Defiance County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Independence.
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This Independence is located in Custer County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Independence.
      • Le Flore County
      • This Independence is located in Le Flore County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Independence.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This Independence is located in Polk County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Independence.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Independence is located in Beaver County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Independence.
      • Snyder County
      • This Independence is located in Snyder County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Independence.
      • Washington County
      • This Independence is located in Washington County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Independence.
    • Tennessee
      • Hancock County
      • This Independence is located in Hancock County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Independence.
      • Henderson County
      • This Independence is located in Henderson County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Independence.
      • Overton County
      • This Independence is located in Overton County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Independence.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Independence.
      • Washington County
      • This Independence is located in Washington County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Independence.
    • Virginia
      • Grayson County
      • This Independence is located in Grayson County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Independence.
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Independence [Lewis County].
      • Thurston County
      • This Independence is located in Thurston County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Independence.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Independence is located in Barbour County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Independence.
      • Clay County
      • This Independence is located in Clay County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Independence.
      • Jackson County
      • This Independence is located in Jackson County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Independence.
      • Preston County
      • This Independence is located in Preston County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km] to the east of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Independence.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Independence is located in Trempealeau County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Independence that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Independence.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Independence ...

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.

How Far From Independence 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 Independence 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 community of Independence once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Independence and extending to:

  • Vernal, which is the Seat of Uintah County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Independence to Vernal, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/

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- Independence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Independence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2479, Longitude: -109.9349       In this case, the coordinates for Independence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Independence could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Independence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.346 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.579 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.68 degrees.




 

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