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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 Thatcher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thatcher 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 Thatcher:
- 41.693817, -112.294124
- 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 Thatcher
- 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 Box Elder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder County
- Since Thatcher is near Cache County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cache County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Thatcher
Communities Also Named Thatcher ...
We found ten communities that are also named Thatcher.
Within Utah, the name Thatcher is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Thatcher is located in Graham County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Thatcher.
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This Thatcher is located in Las Animas County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Thatcher.
- Idaho
- Bingham 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 Idaho community of Thatcher [Bingham County].
- Cassia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Thatcher [Cassia County].
- Franklin County
- This Thatcher is located in Franklin County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Thatcher.
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- This Thatcher is located in Cherry County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Thatcher.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Thatcher is located in Washington County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Thatcher.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Thatcher [Bucks County].
- South Dakota
- Dewey County
- This Thatcher is located in Dewey County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Thatcher.
- Washington
- San Juan County
- This Thatcher is located in San Juan County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thatcher that is located in Box Elder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Thatcher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thatcher ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Deweyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <3>
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fielding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Promontory ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Promontory is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory
How Far From Thatcher 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 Thatcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thatcher and extending to:
- Brigham City, which is the Seat of Box Elder County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thatcher to Brigham City, 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 6 hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 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 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Thatcher) 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 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 Thatcher 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 Thatcher 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 Thatcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6938, Longitude: -112.2941 In this case, the coordinates for Thatcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.039 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.933 degrees. |
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