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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 Northrop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northrop 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 Northrop:
    • 37.162124, -113.014447
    • 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 Northrop
  • 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 Northrop ...

We found one communities that share the name Northrop.

Within Utah, the name Northrop is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Northrop in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Martin County
      • This Northrop is located in Martin County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northrop that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Northrop.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northrop ...

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.

  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adventure. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Washington County
  • Apple Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Plain Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain Junction
    • Big Plain Junction is located in Washington County
  • Cane Beds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Beds
    • Cane Beds is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Hurricane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Little Zion ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
    • Little Zion is located in Washington County
  • Rockville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Virgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Zion Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Northrop 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 Northrop to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Northrop once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Northrop and extending to:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Northrop to Saint George, with an average speed<6> 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 over a day.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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' (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- Northrop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northrop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1621, Longitude: -113.0144    
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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 Northrop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Northrop to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.419 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.767 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.61 degrees.




 

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