Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sixmile Point:
  • 38.771634, -112.520496
  • 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 Sixmile Point

• 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 Sixmile Point is near Beaver County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Sixmile Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sixmile Point ...

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.

• Bloom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloom is located in Millard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
• Central Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Former names for Central Valley:
  • Central
  • Inverury
• Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Cove Fort ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cove Fort is located in Millard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
  • Cove Fort has also been known as:
  • Charles Willden's Fort
• Eightmile Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eightmile Point is located in Millard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Point
• Jensen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jensen is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
• Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Joseph is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Meadow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow is located in Millard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
• Nibley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Nibley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
• Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale

How Far From Sixmile Point to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sixmile Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sixmile Point and extending to:

• Fillmore, which is the Seat of Millard County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sixmile Point to Fillmore, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,903 miles [12,718.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'