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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 Hirsig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hirsig 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 Hirsig:
- 41.191371, -105.301649
- 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 Hirsig
- 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 Hirsig is near Laramie County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Hirsig
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hirsig ...
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.
- Cheyenne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dale Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Creek is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
- Farthing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farthing is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
- Granite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite Canon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon
- Horse Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Valley is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Valley
- Red Buttes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Buttes is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
- Silver Crown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
- Tie Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hirsig 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 Hirsig to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hirsig and extending to:
- Laramie, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hirsig to Laramie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,495 miles [2,406 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 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 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 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hirsig) 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 Hirsig 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 Hirsig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1914, Longitude: -105.3016 In this case, the coordinates for Hirsig have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.891 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.974 degrees. |
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