|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dumbell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dumbell 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 Dumbell:
- 44.102177, -108.988468
- 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 Dumbell
- 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
- Since Dumbell is near Hot Springs County and also Big Horn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Springs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Big Horn 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 Dumbell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dumbell ...
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.
- Cody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Grass Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Hamilton Dome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree Crossing is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Crossing
- Meeteetse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owl Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Creek is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
- Sales Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sales Place is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Place
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Dumbell 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 Dumbell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dumbell and extending to:
- Cody, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dumbell to Cody, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 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 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 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- Dumbell) 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 Dumbell 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 Dumbell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1022, Longitude: -108.9885 In this case, the coordinates for Dumbell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.445 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.738 degrees. |
|
|