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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 Lant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lant 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 Lant:
- 39.962453, -111.915495
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lant
- 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 Utah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Since Lant is near Juab County and also Weber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juab County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lant
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lant ...
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.
- Benjamin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Diamond ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dividend ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dividend is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
- Elk Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Utah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Knightville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knightville is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Mammoth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mammoth is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth has also been known as:
- Robinson
- Mammoth Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
- Rocky Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Lant 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 Lant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lant and extending to:
- Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lant to Provo, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 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 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,816 miles [12,578.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9625, Longitude: -111.9155 In this case, the coordinates for Lant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.838 degrees. |
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