Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyoming, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyoming and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyoming
- 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 Wyoming:
- 42.913598, -85.705383
- 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 Wyoming
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Wyoming is near Ottawa County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Wyoming ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Wyoming.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Wyoming.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wyoming [Marshall County].
- Shawnee 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 Wyoming [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Wyoming lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Wyoming is located in Luzerne County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Wyoming.
- Philadelphia County
- This Wyoming is located in Philadelphia County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the east southeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Wyoming.
- Rhode Island
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wyoming [Tucker County].
- Wyoming County
- This Wyoming is located in Wyoming County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wyoming that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wyoming.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyoming ...
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.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Kent County
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Clyde Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Cutlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
- Cutlerville is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <5>
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Galewood is located in Kent County
- Grand Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <5>
- Grand Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
- Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Kentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Kentwood is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
How Far From Wyoming 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 city such as Wyoming to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyoming and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Wyoming to Lansing, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wyoming: www.ci.wyoming.mi.us/
The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyoming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyoming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9136, Longitude: -85.7054 |
| <2> | 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 Wyoming 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wyoming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wyoming to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.142 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.008 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.29 degrees. |