Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Osiris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osiris and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Osiris
- 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 Osiris:
- 38.022284, -111.962143
- 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 Osiris
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Osiris is near Piute County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Piute 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 Osiris ...
We found one communities that share the name Osiris.
Within Utah, the name Osiris is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Osiris in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osiris ...
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.
- Antimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Antimony is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antimony <2>
- Bone Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
- Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
- Circleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <2>
- Escalante
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
- Escalante is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalante <2>
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Piute County
- Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Piute County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <2>
- Spry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Tropic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
- Tropic is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tropic <2>
How Far From Osiris 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 Osiris 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<4> community of Osiris once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Osiris and extending to:
- Panguitch, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Osiris to Panguitch, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,934 miles [12,768.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Osiris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osiris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0223, Longitude: -111.9621 |
| <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> | 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 Osiris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Osiris to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.973 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.977 degrees. |