Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Encampment, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Encampment and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Encampment
- 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 Grand Encampment:
- 41.208216, -106.791215
- 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 Grand Encampment
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Grand Encampment is near Jackson County and also Routt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Routt 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 Grand Encampment ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Days
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Encampment
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
- Encampment is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <2>
- Jays Roost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jays Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jays Roost
- Jays Roost is located in Carbon County
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Overland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Pearl ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
- Rambler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Tenmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Grand Encampment 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 town such as Grand Encampment to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grand Encampment and extending to:
- Rawlins, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Encampment to Rawlins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 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 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Encampment. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Encampment) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Encampment. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2082, Longitude: -106.7912 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Encampment have been taken from the 2010 Census. |
| <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 Grand Encampment 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 328.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.938 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.806 degrees. |