Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheyenne Gap:
  • 39.220010, -98.648128
  • 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 Cheyenne Gap

• 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 Osborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Osborne County
  • Since Cheyenne Gap is near Russell County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Cheyenne Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheyenne Gap ...

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.

• Cheyenne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne has also been known as:
  • Cheyenne City
• Covert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Covert is located in Osborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
• Grant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Grant is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hunter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
• Lucas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <1>
• Paradise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
• Waldo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Former name for Waldo:
  • Pleasant Run
• Wolf Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Cheyenne Gap to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cheyenne Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cheyenne Gap and extending to:

• Osborne, which is the Seat of Osborne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cheyenne Gap to Osborne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'