Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spearmint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spearmint and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spearmint
- 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 Spearmint:
- 39.111628, -111.803813
- 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 Spearmint
- 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 Sanpete County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanpete County
- Since Spearmint is near Sevier County and also Millard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- eBird sighting report for Millard 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 Spearmint ...
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.
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Sanpete County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christianburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Sanpete County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Maple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Millard County
- Pigeon Hollow Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Hollow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hollow Junction
- Pigeon Hollow Junction is located in Sanpete County
- Prattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Sevier County
- Red Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Spearmint 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 Spearmint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Spearmint and extending to:
- Manti, which is the Seat of Sanpete County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spearmint to Manti, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three 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 7,097 miles [11,421.5 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 7,864 miles [12,655.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spearmint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spearmint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spearmint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1116, Longitude: -111.8038 In this case, the coordinates for Spearmint 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 Spearmint 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 331.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.065 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.827 degrees. |