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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 Plainfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainfield 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 Plainfield:
    • 38.494441, -109.455347
    • 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 Plainfield
  • 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 Plainfield ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Plainfield.

Within Utah, the name Plainfield is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Plainfield is located in Columbia County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Plainfield.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Plainfield is located in Yolo County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Plainfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Plainfield is located in Windham County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Plainfield.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plainfield.
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Plainfield is located in Dodge County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Plainfield.
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Plainfield is located in Jasper County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Plainfield.
      • Will County
      • This Plainfield is located in Will County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plainfield.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hendricks County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Plainfield.
      • LaPorte County
      • This Plainfield is located in LaPorte County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km] to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Plainfield.
    • Iowa
      • Bremer County
      • This Plainfield is located in Bremer County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Plainfield.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plainfield [Cloud County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Plainfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Plainfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Plainfield.
      • Nantucket County
      • This Plainfield is located in Nantucket County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Plainfield.
      • Norfolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Plainfield [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Plainfield is located in Livingston County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Plainfield.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Plainfield [Greene County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Plainfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Plainfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Plainfield is located in Union County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Plainfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Plainfield lies 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Plainfield is located in Coshocton County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Plainfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Plainfield lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Plainfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Plainfield.
      • York County
      • This Plainfield is located in York County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km] to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Plainfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Plainfield is located in Blount County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Plainfield.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Plainfield is located in Washington County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plainfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Plainfield [Marshall County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara County
      • This Plainfield is located in Waushara County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Grand County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Plainfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainfield ...

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.

  • Basin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in Grand County
  • Castle Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
    • Castle Valley is located in Grand County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Dewey ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Grand County
  • Home of Truth ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Truth
    • Home of Truth is located in San Juan County
  • Paradox
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
    • Paradox is located in Montrose County (CO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <4>
  • Spanish Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
    • Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County

How Far From Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Plainfield and extending to:

  • Moab, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Plainfield to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,738 miles [2,797 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 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 7,838 miles [12,614 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Plainfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4944, Longitude: -109.4553    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Plainfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Plainfield, 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 Plainfield 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 329.793 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.761 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.541 degrees.




 

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