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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 Standrod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Standrod 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 Standrod:
    • 41.993423, -113.421668
    • 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 Standrod
  • 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 Standrod ...

We found one communities that share the name Standrod.

Within Utah, the name Standrod is unique.

Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Standrod in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Standrod.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Standrod ...

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.

  • Black Pine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pine
    • Black Pine is located in Oneida County (ID)
  • Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Box Elder County
  • Elba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hardup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardup
    • Hardup is located in Box Elder County
  • Indian Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
    • Indian Grove is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Lynn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Box Elder County
  • Malta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>

How Far From Standrod 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 Standrod to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Standrod and extending to:

  • Brigham City, which is the Seat of Box Elder County, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Standrod to Brigham City, with an average speed<4>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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 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 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Standrod. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Standrod) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Standrod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9934, Longitude: -113.4217       In this case, the coordinates for Standrod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Standrod to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.247 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.146 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.578 degrees.









 

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