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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 Days, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Days 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 Days:
- 41.359131, -106.733924
- 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 Days
- 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 Days ...
We found four communities that share the name Days.
Within Wyoming, the name Days is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oglethorpe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Days [Oglethorpe County].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Days [Carroll County].
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Days is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Days that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Days.
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Days [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Days ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Battle is located in Carbon County
- Encampment
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivans Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivans Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivans Grove
- Ivans Grove is located in Carbon County
- Jays Roost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jays Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jays Roost
- Jays Roost is located in Carbon County
- Meads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
- Meads is located in Carbon County
- Overland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Overland is located in Carbon County
- Rambler ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambler
- Rambler is located in Carbon County
- Tenmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Carbon County
How Far From Days to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Days to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Days and extending to:
- Rawlins, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Days to Rawlins, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 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 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Days. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Days 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. |
<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- Days) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Days. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3591, Longitude: -106.7339 In this case, the coordinates for Days have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Days 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 327.988 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.917 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.757 degrees. |
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