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

When in Navajo lake Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Navajo lake Lodge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Navajo lake Lodge:
    • 37.520257, -112.803552
    • 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 Navajo lake Lodge
  • 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 Navajo lake Lodge ...

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.

  • Brian Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <1>
  • Duck Creek Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamiltons Fort
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
    • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
    • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
    • Fort Hamblin
    • Fort Sidon
    • Fort Walker
    • Hambleton
    • Hamblin
    • Shirts Creek
    • Sidon
    • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
    • Hamilton Fort
    • Hamilton
  • Little Zion ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
    • Little Zion is located in Washington County
  • Long Valley Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Orderville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Lodge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lodge
    • Zion Lodge is located in Washington County

How Far From Navajo lake Lodge 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 Navajo lake Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Navajo lake Lodge and extending to:

  • Kanab, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Navajo lake Lodge to Kanab, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,930 miles [3,106 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 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 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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>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- Navajo lake Lodge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Navajo lake Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5203, Longitude: -112.8036       In this case, the coordinates for Navajo lake Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Navajo lake Lodge 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 332.296 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.65 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.476 degrees.









 

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