Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Torrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Torrey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Torrey
- 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 Torrey:
- 38.300748, -111.421072
- 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 Torrey
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Torrey is near Sevier County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Torrey ...
We found four communities that share the name Torrey.
Within Utah, the name Torrey is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Torrey ...
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.
- Boulder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boulder
- From Torrey to Boulder
- Burrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Burrville is located in Sevier County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burrville
- From Torrey to Burrville
- Fishlake Resort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishlake Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishlake Resort
- Fishlake Resort is located in Sevier County
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Piute County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwich
- From Torrey to Greenwich
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grover
- From Torrey to Grover
- Whipup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Torrey 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 town such as Torrey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Torrey and extending to:
- Loa, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Torrey to Loa, 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 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 7,903 miles [12,718.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Torrey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Torrey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Torrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3007, Longitude: -111.4211 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Torrey 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> | 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. |
| <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 Torrey 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 331.299 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.53 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.656 degrees. |