Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Himes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Himes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Himes

• 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 Himes:
  • 44.714400, -108.182330
  • 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 Himes

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
  • Since Himes is near Laramie County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Laramie County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Himes ...

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.

• Basin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <1>
• Emblem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <1>
• Greybull
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
  • Greybull is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <1>
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Otto
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <1>
• Shell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
  • Shell is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Himes and extending to:

• Basin, which is the Seat of Big Horn County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Himes to Basin, 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 most of a day.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,641 miles [2,640.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 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 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Himes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/