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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 Ferguson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferguson Corner 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 Ferguson Corner:
- 41.958859, -104.982195
- 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 Ferguson Corner
- 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Since Ferguson Corner is near Goshen County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goshen 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 Ferguson Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson Corner ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bordeaux is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Chugcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chugcreek is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
- Chugwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Guernsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Rockeagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockeagle is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockeagle
- Wheatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Ferguson Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferguson Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ferguson Corner and extending to:
- Wheatland, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies just to the North.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson Corner to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 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 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 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- Ferguson Corner) 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 Ferguson Corner 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 Ferguson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9589, Longitude: -104.9822 In this case, the coordinates for Ferguson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.698 degrees. |
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