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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 Eccles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eccles 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 Eccles:
- 44.138291, -107.908427
- 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 Eccles
- 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 Washakie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washakie County
- Since Eccles is near Big Horn County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Eccles
Communities Also Named Eccles ...
We found six communities that are also named Eccles.
Within Wyoming, the name Eccles is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Eccles [Santa Cruz County].
- Idaho
- Fremont County
- This Eccles is located in Fremont County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the west of the Eccles that is located in Washakie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Eccles.
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- This Eccles is located in Chariton County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eccles that is located in Washakie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Eccles.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Eccles is located in Lincoln County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Eccles that is located in Washakie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Eccles.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Eccles is located in Weber County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Eccles that is located in Washakie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Eccles.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Eccles is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<2> to the east of the Eccles that is located in Washakie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Eccles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eccles ...
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.
- Airport Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Airport Road is located in Washakie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
- Basin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greybull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Washakie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ten Sleep
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
How Far From Eccles 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 Eccles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eccles and extending to:
- Worland, which is the Seat of Washakie County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Eccles to Cheyenne, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 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 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eccles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eccles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eccles 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 Eccles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1383, Longitude: -107.9084 In this case, the coordinates for Eccles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.096 degrees. |
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