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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eccles
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eccles ...
We found six communities that share the name Eccles.
Within Wyoming, the name Eccles is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Utah
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
- Airport Road is located in Washakie County
- Basin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Basin is located in Big Horn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
- Greybull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
- Greybull is located in Big Horn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <4>
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <4>
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <4>
- Shell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Shell is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell <4>
- Ten Sleep
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Sleep
- Ten Sleep is located in Washakie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ten Sleep <4>
How Far From Eccles 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 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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eccles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eccles) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.479 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.096 degrees. |