Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossing:
  • 44.296095, -103.869370
  • 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 Crossing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheyenne Crossing ...

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.

• Beaver Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
• Blacktail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blacktail is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
• Carbonate ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
• Carterville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carterville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Carthage ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
• Deadwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <1>
• Flatiron ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
• Gayville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gayville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
• Lead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
• Ragged Top ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
  • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
• Terry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Terry is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Trojan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people

How Far From Cheyenne Crossing 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 Cheyenne Crossing 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 Crossing and extending to:

• Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cheyenne Crossing to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 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 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'