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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 Scipio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scipio and the surrounding area.
- 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 Scipio:
- 39.246712, -112.103984
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Scipio
- 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 Millard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Millard County
- Since Scipio is near Sanpete County and also Juab County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanpete County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juab 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Scipio
Communities Also Named Scipio ...
We found ten communities that are also named Scipio.
Within Utah, the name Scipio is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- This Scipio is located in Drew County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Scipio.
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Scipio is located in Franklin County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Scipio.
- Jennings County
- This Scipio is located in Jennings County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km] to the east of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Scipio.
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Scipio is located in Anderson County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Scipio.
- Franklin 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 Scipio [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Hillsdale 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 Michigan community of Scipio [Hillsdale County].
- New York
- Cayuga 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 New York community of Scipio [Cayuga County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Scipio is located in Butler County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Scipio.
- Seneca County
- This Scipio is located in Seneca County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km] to the east northeast of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Scipio.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Scipio is located in Pittsburg County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Scipio that is located in Millard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Scipio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scipio ...
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.
- Christianburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Christianburg is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Dover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Maple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parley is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parley
- Red Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Point is located in Juab County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Spearmint
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spearmint is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearmint
- Strong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Strong is located in Millard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
How Far From Scipio 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 town such as Scipio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scipio and extending to:
- Fillmore, which is the Seat of Millard County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scipio to Fillmore, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,864 miles [12,655.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scipio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Scipio 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Scipio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scipio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2467, Longitude: -112.1040 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.991 degrees. |
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