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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 Washam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washam 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 Washam:
- 41.016625, -109.769596
- 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 Washam
- 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 Sweetwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sweetwater County
- Since Washam is near Daggett County and also Uinta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Daggett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uinta 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 Washam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washam ...
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.
- Buckboard Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckboard Crossing is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckboard Crossing
- Burntfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
- Dutch John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Flaming Gorge Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flaming Gorge Lodge is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming Gorge Lodge
- Lonetree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Former names for Manila:
- Chambers
- Lewisallen
- Lucerne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
How Far From Washam 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 Washam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washam and extending to:
- Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Washam to Green River, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,697 miles [12,387.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Washam 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 Washam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0166, Longitude: -109.7696 In this case, the coordinates for Washam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.29 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.52 degrees. |
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