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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 Chugwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chugwater 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 Chugwater:
- 41.758526, -104.824271
- 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 Chugwater
- 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Since Chugwater is near Goshen County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goshen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Chugwater
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chugwater ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bordeaux is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Chugcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Farthing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farthing is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
- Goodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodland is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Hightower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Rockeagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockeagle is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockeagle
- Veteran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Chugwater to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Chugwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chugwater and extending to:
- Wheatland, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chugwater to Wheatland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 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 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chugwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chugwater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chugwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7585, Longitude: -104.8243 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.311 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.636 degrees. |
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