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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dakoming

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)
  • Argyle is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Dennis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennis is located in Fall River County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Dewey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Fourmile
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourmile is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
• Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
• Junction Ranger Station
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction Ranger Station is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranger Station
• Moon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Moon is located in Pennington County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Pringle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <1>
• Redbird
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbird is located in Niobrara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
• Riverview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Niobrara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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<2> beginning in Dakoming and extending to:

• Newcastle, which is the Seat of Weston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dakoming to Newcastle, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'