Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upton
- 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 Upton:
- 38.324133, -113.066346
- 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 Upton
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Upton is near Iron County and also Millard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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
Communities Also Named Upton ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Upton.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Upton.
Beyond Utah, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Upton is located in Etowah County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the east of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Upton.
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Upton [Marshall County].
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Upton [Miami County].
- Phillips 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 Kansas community of Upton [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Scotland County
- Although located in Scotland County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Upton.
- Texas County
- This Upton is located in Texas County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the east of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Upton.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Upton is located in Delaware County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Upton.
- Franklin County
- This Upton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the east northeast of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Upton.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Upton lies 2,592 miles [4,171.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- Quebec
- This Upton lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Upton that is located in Beaver County.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upton ...
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.
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
- Beaver has also been known as:
- Beaver City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
- Cook Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Beaver County
- Lees Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
- Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
- Minersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Newhouse is located in Beaver County
- Thermo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wheatgrass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatgrass
- Wheatgrass is located in Iron County
- Yellow Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County
How Far From Upton 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 Upton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upton and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Upton to Beaver, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,945 miles [12,786.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/
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- Upton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3241, Longitude: -113.0663 In this case, the coordinates for Upton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Upton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Upton 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Upton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.598 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.078 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.592 degrees. |