Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Casper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Casper
- 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 Casper:
- 42.850257, -106.324537
- 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 Casper
- 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 Casper 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
Communities Also Named Casper ...
We found one communities that share the name Casper.
Within Wyoming, the name Casper is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, there is another community also named Casper in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casper ...
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.
- Bar Nunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Nunn
- Bar Nunn is located in Natrona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Nunn <2>
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cow Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Hollow
- Cow Hollow is located in Natrona County
- Crimson Dawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crimson Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Dawn
- Crimson Dawn is located in Natrona County
- Fry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Goose Egg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Natrona County
- Paradise Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Paradise Valley is located in Natrona County
- Red Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Casper 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 city such as Casper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Casper and extending to:
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Casper to Cheyenne, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Casper: www.cityofcasperwy.com/
The official website for Natrona County: www.natrona.net/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Casper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Casper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Casper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8503, Longitude: -106.3245 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Casper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.79 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.344 degrees. |