Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joseph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joseph and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joseph
- 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 Joseph:
- 38.624807, -112.219730
- 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 Joseph
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Joseph is near Piute County and also Millard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Piute County
- eBird sighting report for Millard 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 Joseph ...
We found seven communities that share the name Joseph.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Joseph.
Beyond Utah, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Joseph is located in Idaho County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Joseph that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Joseph.
- Nez Perce County
- This Joseph is located in Nez Perce County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the north northwest of the Joseph that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Joseph.
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Joseph.
- Socorro County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Joseph [Socorro County].
- Oregon
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joseph ...
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.
- Burrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Burrville is located in Sevier County
- Central Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
- Central Valley is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Former names for Central Valley:
- Central
- Inverury
- Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cove Fort ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
- Cove Fort is located in Millard County
- Cove Fort has also been known as:
- Charles Willden's Fort
- Eightmile Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Point
- Eightmile Point is located in Millard County
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Piute County
- Jensen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Marysvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
- Marysvale is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <5>
- Meadow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Meadow is located in Millard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Nibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Prattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Sevier County
- Sixmile Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Point
- Sixmile Point is located in Millard County
- Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
- Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
How Far From Joseph 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 town such as Joseph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joseph and extending to:
- Richfield, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Joseph to Richfield, with an average speed<6> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north (N). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,905 miles [12,721.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joseph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Joseph 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joseph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joseph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6248, Longitude: -112.2197 In this case, the coordinates for Joseph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Joseph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Joseph to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.963 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.348 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.092 degrees. |