Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indianola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indianola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indianola
- 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 Indianola:
- 39.803015, -111.488803
- 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 Indianola
- 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 Sanpete County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanpete County
- Since Indianola is near Utah County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Indianola ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Indianola.
Within Utah, the name Indianola is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Indianola [Butler County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Indianola [Shawnee County].
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indianola ...
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.
- Beaver Dams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
- Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
- Beaver Dams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
- Birdseye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
- Covered Bridge Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge Canyon
- Covered Bridge Canyon is located in Utah County
- Elk Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Fountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Fountain Green is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Green <4>
- Gypsum Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Mill
- Gypsum Mill is located in Juab County
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
- Former names for Mount Pleasant:
- Fort Hambleton
- Hambleton
- Hambletowns Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sky View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Thistle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thistle is located in Utah County
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
How Far From Indianola 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 Indianola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indianola and extending to:
- Manti, which is the Seat of Sanpete County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indianola to Manti, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- 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 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indianola. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indianola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indianola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8030, Longitude: -111.4888 In this case, the coordinates for Indianola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Indianola 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Indianola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.918 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.603 degrees. |