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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 Cadoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cadoma 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 Cadoma:
    • 42.961910, -106.454478
    • 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 Cadoma
  • 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 Natrona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Natrona County
    • Since Cadoma is near Converse County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Converse 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 Cadoma ...

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 Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
    • Antelope Hills is located in Natrona County
  • Bar Nunn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishop
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Natrona County
  • Casper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose Egg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Egg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Egg
    • Goose Egg is located in Natrona County
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Natrona County
  • Paradise Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
    • Paradise Valley is located in Natrona County
  • Red Butte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
    • Red Butte is located in Natrona County

How Far From Cadoma 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 Cadoma to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cadoma and extending to:

  • Casper, which is the Seat of Natrona County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cadoma to Casper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cadoma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Natrona County: www.natrona.net/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Cadoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cadoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9619, Longitude: -106.4545       In this case, the coordinates for Cadoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Cadoma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.897 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.974 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.404 degrees.









 

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