Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stateline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stateline and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stateline
- 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 Stateline:
- 37.998831, -114.011943
- 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 Stateline
- 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since Stateline is near Lincoln County and also Beaver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Beaver 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
Communities Also Named Stateline ...
We found six communities that share the name Stateline.
Within Utah, the name Stateline is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada
- Clark 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 Nevada community of Stateline [Clark County].
- Douglas County
- This Stateline is located in Douglas County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stateline that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Stateline.
- Esmeralda County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Stateline [Esmeralda County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stateline ...
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.
- Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deer Lodge
- From Stateline to Deer Lodge
- Desert Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Springs
- Desert Springs is located in Iron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Desert Springs
- From Stateline to Desert Springs
- Fay ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Fay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fay
- From Stateline to Fay
- Flat Nose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Heist ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Newland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rose Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Valley
- From Stateline to Spring Valley
How Far From Stateline 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 Stateline 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 community of Stateline once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Stateline and extending to:
- Parowan, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stateline to Parowan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 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 7,988 miles [12,855.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stateline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stateline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9988, Longitude: -114.0119 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stateline 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> | 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 Stateline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Stateline 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 333.313 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.904 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.149 degrees. |