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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 Knightville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knightville 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 Knightville:
    • 39.951376, -112.097484
    • 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 Knightville
  • 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 Knightville ...

We found four communities that share the name Knightville.

Within Utah, the name Knightville is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Knightville [Natchitoches Parish].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Knightville is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Knightville that is located in Juab County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Knightville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Knightville is located in Hampshire County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Knightville that is located in Juab County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Knightville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Knightville lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Knightville that is located in Juab County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knightville ...

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.

  • Diamond ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Juab County
  • Dividend ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dividend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
    • Dividend is located in Utah County
  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Utah County
  • Knight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
    • Knight is located in Juab County
  • Mammoth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Mammoth is located in Juab County
    • Mammoth has also been known as:
    • Robinson
  • Mammoth Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
    • Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
  • Silver City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Juab County

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

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

  • Nephi, which is the Seat of Juab County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knightville to Nephi, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 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 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Juab County: www.co.juab.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Knightville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knightville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knightville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9514, Longitude: -112.0975       In this case, the coordinates for Knightville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Knightville 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 332.008 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.514 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.944 degrees.









 

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