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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 Antelope Valley - Crestview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antelope Valley - Crestview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Antelope Valley - Crestview
- 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 Antelope Valley - Crestview:
- 44.222572, -105.457880
- 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 Antelope Valley - Crestview
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Antelope Valley - Crestview is near Crook County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Antelope Valley - Crestview ...
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.
- Antelope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Valley
- Antelope Valley is located in Campbell County
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Sunburst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Sunburst is located in Campbell County
- Wildcat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Campbell County
How Far From Antelope Valley - Crestview 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 Antelope Valley - Crestview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Antelope Valley - Crestview and extending to:
- Gillette, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Antelope Valley - Crestview to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 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 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antelope Valley - Crestview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Campbell County: www.ccg.co.campbell.wy.us/ The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antelope Valley - Crestview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antelope Valley - Crestview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2226, Longitude: -105.4579 |
<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 Antelope Valley - Crestview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.217 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.316 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.653 degrees. |
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