Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wattis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wattis and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wattis

• 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 Wattis:
  • 39.529805, -111.018023
  • 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 Wattis

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Wattis is near Emery County and also Sanpete County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Emery County
  • eBird sighting report for Sanpete 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wattis ...

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.

• Carbonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonville
  • Carbonville is located in Carbon County
• Clear Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
• Coal City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Carbon County
  • Former names for Coal City:
  • Cedar Mesa Ranch
  • Dempsey City
  • Dempseyville
  • Great Western
  • Oak Springs Bench
• Consumers ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Consumers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
  • Consumers is located in Carbon County
• Hiawatha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
• Mutual ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mutual. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Mutual is located in Carbon County
• National ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for National. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
  • National is located in Carbon County
• Peerless ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Peerless is located in Carbon County
• Price
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Price is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <3>
• Rains ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
  • Rains is located in Carbon County
• Spring Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
• Standardville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
  • Standardville is located in Carbon County
• Sweet ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
  • Sweet is located in Carbon County
• Wildcat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
  • Wildcat is located in Carbon County

How Far From Wattis 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 Wattis 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<4> community of Wattis once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Wattis and extending to:

• Price, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wattis to Price, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 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 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/