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

  • 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 Jensen:
    • 40.369812, -109.33813
    • 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 Jensen
  • 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 Jensen ...

We found four communities that share the name Jensen.

There are two communities within Utah that are also named Jensen.

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

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Davis County
      • This Jensen is located in Davis County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jensen that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Jensen.
    • Sevier County
      • This Jensen is located in Sevier County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jensen that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Jensen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of Jensen [Brevard County].
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This Jensen is located in Madison County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jensen that is located in Uintah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Jensen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jensen ...

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.

  • Bonanza
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Uintah County
  • Dinosaur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Fork
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
    • Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
  • Escalante Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escalante Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
    • Escalante Crossing is located in Uintah County
  • Gusher
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Bonanza
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bonanza
    • Little Bonanza is located in Uintah County
  • Naples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Wash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Wash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash
    • Red Wash is located in Uintah County
  • Robinson Place
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
    • Robinson Place is located in Moffat County (CO)

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

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

  • Vernal, which is the Seat of Uintah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jensen to Vernal, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 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 7,724 miles [12,430.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jensen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jensen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jensen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3698, Longitude: -109.3381    
<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 Jensen 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Jensen 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 329.896 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.059 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.33 degrees.




 

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