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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 Emblem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emblem 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 Emblem:
    • 44.505788, -108.391694
    • 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 Emblem
  • 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 Big Horn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
    • Since Emblem is near Laramie County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Park 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 Emblem

Communities Also Named Emblem ...

We found three communities that are also named Emblem.

Within Wyoming, the name Emblem is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This Emblem lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Emblem that is located in Big Horn County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Emblem is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the east of the Emblem that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Emblem.
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Emblem is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emblem that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Emblem.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emblem ...

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.

How Far From Emblem 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 Emblem to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emblem and extending to:

  • Basin, which is the Seat of Big Horn County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emblem to Basin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 295 miles [474.8 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 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 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 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Emblem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Emblem 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 Emblem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5058, Longitude: -108.3917    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.486 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.975 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.334 degrees.