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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 Grass Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grass Creek 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 Grass Creek:
- 43.940232, -108.648451
- 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 Grass Creek
- 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 Hot Springs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Springs County
- Since Grass Creek is near Park County and also Big Horn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grass Creek
Communities Also Named Grass Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Grass Creek.
Within Wyoming, the name Grass Creek is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Fulton County
- This Grass Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grass Creek that is located in Hot Springs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Grass Creek.
- Utah
- Summit County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Grass Creek [Summit County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Creek ...
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.
- Dry Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Dumbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dumbell is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbell
- Hamilton Dome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meeteetse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Owl Creek is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
- Sales Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sales Place is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Place
- Sunshine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Thermopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grass Creek 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 Grass Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grass Creek and extending to:
- Thermopolis, which is the Seat of Hot Springs County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grass Creek to Thermopolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 274 miles [441 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 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 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grass Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Grass Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grass Creek 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 Grass Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9402, Longitude: -108.6485 In this case, the coordinates for Grass Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.557 degrees. |
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