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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 Mountain Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home:
- 40.399118, -110.388492
- 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 Mountain Home
- 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 Duchesne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duchesne County
- Since Mountain Home is near Uintah County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uintah 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 Mountain Home
Communities Also Named Mountain Home ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Mountain Home.
Within Utah, the name Mountain Home is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mountain Home.
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Mountain Home is located in Baxter County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Mountain Home.
- White County
- This Mountain Home is located in White County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the east southeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Mountain Home.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Mountain Home.
- Tulare County
- This Mountain Home is located in Tulare County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Mountain Home.
- Idaho
- Elmore County
- This Mountain Home is located in Elmore County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Mountain Home.
- Latah County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Mountain Home [Latah County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Mountain Home is located in Henderson County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mountain Home.
- McDowell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mountain Home [McDowell County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Mountain Home is located in Washington County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mountain Home.
- Texas
- Kerr County
- This Mountain Home is located in Kerr County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Mountain Home.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Mountain Home is located in Albany County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Duchesne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Mountain Home.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Home ...
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.
- Bluebell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gusher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Uintah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Monarch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monarch is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Moon Lake Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Lake Lodge is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake Lodge
- Moon Lake Resort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Lake Resort is located in Duchesne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake Resort
How Far From Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Home and extending to:
- Duchesne, which is the Seat of Duchesne County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Home to Duchesne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,982 miles [11,236.4 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Mountain Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mountain Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3991, Longitude: -110.3885 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.713 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.927 degrees. |
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