Welcome to Little Water ...
Little Water is located in San Juan County<1>.
Little Water is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Little Water is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Little Water lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Little Water and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Code for Little Water: 435
Communities Also Named Little Water ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Water - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Water.
Communities near Little Water ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Water.
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tselakai Dezza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tselakai Dezza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tselakai Dezza
- Tselakai Dezza is located in San Juan County
- Red Mesa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mesa
- Red Mesa is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Bluff Fort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Fort
- Bluff Fort is located in San Juan County
- Tes Nez Iah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tes Nez Iah
- Tes Nez Iah is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Red Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Village
- Red Lake Village is located in San Juan County
- White Mesa Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mesa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mesa Village
- White Mesa Village is located in San Juan County
- White Rock Curve Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock Curve Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Curve Village
- White Rock Curve Village is located in San Juan County
- Mexican Hat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Little Water. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Water.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Water. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Water.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Water ...
Looking for more information about Little Water? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Little Water, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Water.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Water - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |