Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dakoming, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dakoming and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dakoming
- 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 Dakoming:
- 43.597475, -104.072711
- 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 Dakoming
- 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 Weston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Weston County
- Since Dakoming is near Custer County and also Fall River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Fall River 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 Dakoming ...
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.
- Argyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Dewey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
- Fourmile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Junction Ranger Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Ranger Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranger Station
- Junction Ranger Station is located in Custer County (SD)
- Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Pringle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <2>
- Redbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Dakoming 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 community such as Dakoming to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dakoming and extending to:
- Newcastle, which is the Seat of Weston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dakoming to Newcastle, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 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 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dakoming. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dakoming) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dakoming. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5975, Longitude: -104.0727 In this case, the coordinates for Dakoming 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 Dakoming 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 326.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.995 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.95 degrees. |