Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Piute Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piute Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piute Farms

• 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 Piute Farms:
  • 37.247337, -110.428824
  • 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 Piute Farms

• 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for San Juan County
  • Since Piute Farms is near Navajo County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Navajo County
  • eBird sighting report for Kane 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 Piute Farms ...

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.

• Bullfrog
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog
  • Bullfrog is located in Kane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullfrog <1>
• Clay Hills Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hills Crossing
  • Clay Hills Crossing is located in San Juan County
• Fry Canyon
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Canyon
  • Fry Canyon is located in San Juan County
• Halls Crossing
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
  • Halls Crossing is located in San Juan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls Crossing <1>
• Navajo Mountain
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Mountain
  • Navajo Mountain is located in San Juan County
• Navajo Mountain Mission
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Mountain Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Mountain Mission
  • Navajo Mountain Mission is located in Coconino County (AZ)
• Rainbow City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in San Juan County

How Far From Piute Farms 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 Piute Farms 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 Piute Farms once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Piute Farms and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Piute Farms to Monticello, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 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 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/