Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Uvada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uvada and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Uvada
- 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 Uvada:
- 37.720834, -114.044421
- 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 Uvada
- 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 Uvada is near Lincoln County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Uvada ...
We found one communities that share the name Uvada.
Within Utah, the name Uvada is unique.
Beyond Utah, there is another community also named Uvada in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uvada ...
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.
- Brown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Crestline ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crestline
- From Uvada to Crestline
- Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Crossroads has also been known as:
- Crossroad
- Deer Lodge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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 Uvada to Deer Lodge
- Desert Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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.<3>
- 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 Uvada to Desert Springs
- Fay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Fay is located in Lincoln County (NV)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fay
- From Uvada to Fay
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hebron
- From Uvada to Hebron
- Heist ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Horseshoe Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Lincoln County (NV)
How Far From Uvada 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 Uvada 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 Uvada once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Uvada and extending to:
- Parowan, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Uvada to Parowan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 239 miles [384.6 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 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 8,006 miles [12,884.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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> | 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 Uvada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Uvada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uvada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7208, Longitude: -114.0444 In this case, the coordinates for Uvada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Uvada 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 333.306 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.874 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.177 degrees. |