Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parley
- 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 Parley:
- 39.564953, -112.141051
- 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 Parley
- 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 Juab County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Juab County
- Since Parley is near Millard County and also Sanpete County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Millard County
- eBird sighting report for Sanpete 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parley ...
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.
- Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Diamond ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Gypsum Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Mill
- Gypsum Mill is located in Juab County
- Jerusalem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Mammoth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Juab County
- Mammoth has also been known as:
- Robinson
- Mammoth Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
- Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Millard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <2>
- Red Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sharp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Silver City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Juab County
- Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Parley 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 Parley 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<3> community of Parley once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Parley and extending to:
- Nephi, which is the Seat of Juab County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parley to Nephi, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north (N). 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 1,866 miles [3,003 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Juab County: www.co.juab.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Parley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5650, Longitude: -112.1411 In this case, the coordinates for Parley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Parley 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 332.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.993 degrees. |