Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cheyenne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheyenne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cheyenne
- 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:
- 41.133377, -104.813624
- 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 Cheyenne
- 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 Laramie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laramie County
- Since Cheyenne is near Weld County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Cheyenne ...
We found four communities that share the name Cheyenne.
Within Wyoming, the name Cheyenne is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Oldham 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 Texas community of Cheyenne [Oldham County].
- Winkler County
- This Cheyenne is located in Winkler County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south of the Cheyenne that is located in Laramie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winkler County community of Cheyenne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheyenne ...
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.
- Archer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Laramie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
- Carpenter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Laramie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <4>
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Orchard Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Valley
- Orchard Valley is located in Laramie County
- Rockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Silver Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
- Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
How Far From Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheyenne and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cheyenne to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 84 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 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 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cheyenne: www.cheyennecity.org/
The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cheyenne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheyenne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1334, Longitude: -104.8136 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cheyenne 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cheyenne 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 326.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.178 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.71 degrees. |