Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Water, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Water and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Water
- 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 Little Water:
- 37.103334, -109.551782
- 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 Little Water
- 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Little Water is near Apache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Apache 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 Little Water ...
We found one communities that share the name Little Water.
Within Utah, the name Little Water is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Little Water in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Little Water is located in San Juan County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southeast of the Little Water that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Little Water.
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Water ...
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.
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bluff is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff <2>
- Diamond Fields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Fields
- Diamond Fields is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Mexican Hat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Hat
- Mexican Hat is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Hat <2>
- Mexican Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexican Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Water
- Mexican Water is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Montezuma Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Creek
- Montezuma Creek is located in San Juan County
- Montezuma Creek has also been known as:
- Montezuma
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma Creek <2>
- 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.<3> 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
- Red Mesa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Rock Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rock Point is located in Apache County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Point <2>
- Sand Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Apache County (AZ)
How Far From Little Water to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Water to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Water and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Water to Monticello, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,923 miles [12,750.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Water. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little Water) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Water. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1033, Longitude: -109.5518 In this case, the coordinates for Little Water have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Water to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.525 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.682 degrees. |