Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dead Man Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dead Man Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dead Man Crossing

• 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 Dead Man Crossing:
  • 42.694411, -105.683330
  • 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 Dead Man Crossing

• 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 Converse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Converse County
  • Since Dead Man Crossing is near Albany County and also Natrona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natrona 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 Dead Man Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dead Man Crossing ...

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.

• Alberta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alberta is located in Converse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
• Boxelder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Boxelder is located in Converse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
• Cow Hollow
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cow Hollow is located in Natrona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Hollow
• Crimson Dawn
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Crimson Dawn is located in Natrona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Dawn
• Fry
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fry is located in Natrona County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Little Medicine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Medicine is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Medicine
• Reed Place
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Reed Place is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Place
• Rolling Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Converse County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people

How Far From Dead Man Crossing 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 community such as Dead Man Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dead Man Crossing and extending to:

• Douglas, which is the Seat of Converse County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dead Man Crossing to Douglas, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'