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

When in Laho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laho 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 Laho:
    • 38.265401, -113.115722
    • 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 Laho
  • 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 Laho ...

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
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Cook Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
    • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
  • Greenville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Minersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
  • Newhouse ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Thermo ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
    • Thermo is located in Beaver County
  • Wheatgrass
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatgrass
    • Wheatgrass is located in Iron County
  • Yellow Banks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
    • Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yellow Banks
    • From Laho to Yellow Banks

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

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

  • Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Laho to Beaver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 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 7,949 miles [12,792.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2654, Longitude: -113.1157       In this case, the coordinates for Laho have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Laho 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 332.631 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.112 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.623 degrees.




 

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