Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elk Basin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk Basin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elk Basin
- 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 Elk Basin:
- 44.990505, -108.864025
- 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 Elk Basin
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- Since Elk Basin is near Carbon County and also Big Horn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Basin ...
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.
- Badger Basin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Basin
- Badger Basin is located in Park County
- Chance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cherry Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Springs
- Cherry Springs is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <2>
- Eagle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Golden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Red Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lodge
- Red Lodge is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lodge <2>
- Scotch Coulee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Coulee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Coulee
- Scotch Coulee is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Vocation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Elk Basin 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 Elk Basin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Elk Basin and extending to:
- Cody, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elk Basin to Cody, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,676 miles [2,697.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 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 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Basin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elk Basin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Basin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9905, Longitude: -108.8640 In this case, the coordinates for Elk Basin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Elk Basin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.882 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.552 degrees. |