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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 Hatton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatton 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 Hatton:
    • 41.304973, -105.983338
    • 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 Hatton
  • 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Since Hatton is near Carbon County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Hatton

Communities Also Named Hatton ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Hatton.

Within Wyoming, the name Hatton is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Hatton is located in Colbert County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Hatton.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Hatton is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east southeast of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hatton.
    • Arkansas
      • Polk County
      • This Hatton is located in Polk County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hatton.
    • Illinois
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hatton [Clark County].
    • Kansas
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hatton [Hamilton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Shelby County
      • This Hatton is located in Shelby County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Hatton.
    • Michigan
      • Clare County
      • This Hatton is located in Clare County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Hatton.
    • Mississippi
      • Yalobusha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hatton [Yalobusha County].
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This Hatton is located in Callaway County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Hatton.
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • This Hatton is located in Traill County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Hatton.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Hatton is located in Wood County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hatton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Hatton is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hatton.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Hatton lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hatton [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Hatton is located in Millard County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Hatton.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Hatton is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Hatton.
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Hatton is located in Adams County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hatton that is located in Albany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hatton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waupaca County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hatton [Waupaca County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatton ...

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.

  • Centennial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Foxpark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxpark is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Jays Roost
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jays Roost is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jays Roost
  • Keystone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone has also been known as:
    • Douglas Creek
  • Mountain Home
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Home is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
  • Woods Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
  • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
    • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
    • Wyoming

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

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

  • Laramie, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hatton to Laramie, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hatton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Hatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hatton 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 Hatton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3050, Longitude: -105.9833       In this case, the coordinates for Hatton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.414 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.241 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.341 degrees.