Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ivins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivins and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ivins

• 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 Ivins:
  • 37.164979, -113.674883
  • 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 Ivins

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Ivins is near Mohave County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Mohave 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivins ...

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.

• Browse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browse
  • Browse is located in Washington County
• Bull Valley ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
  • Bull Valley is located in Washington County
• Central
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Washington County
• Gunlock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
  • Gunlock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunlock <1>
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Washington County
  • Former names for Harrisburg:
  • Cottonwood
  • Harrisville
• Harrisburg Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Junction
  • Harrisburg Junction is located in Washington County
• Price City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price City
  • Price City is located in Washington County
  • Price City has also been known as:
  • Price
• Shivwits
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivwits
  • Shivwits is located in Washington County
• Silver Reef ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Reef
  • Silver Reef is located in Washington County

How Far From Ivins 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 town such as Ivins to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ivins and extending to:

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ivins to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,982 miles [3,189.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 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 8,031 miles [12,924.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ivins: www.ivins.com/

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/