Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kane
- 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 Kane:
- 44.843707, -108.201686
- 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 Kane
- 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 Kane is near Carbon County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon 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
Communities Also Named Kane ...
We found seven communities that share the name Kane.
Within Wyoming, the name Kane is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Campbell 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 Kentucky community of Kane [Campbell County].
- Taylor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kane [Taylor County].
- Manitoba
- This Kane lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kane that is located in Big Horn County.
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kane ...
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.
- Dryhead ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Emblem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Emblem is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emblem
- From Kane to Emblem
- Greybull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greybull
- From Kane to Greybull
- Otto
(30 miles [48.3 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Otto
- From Kane to Otto
- Shell
(29 miles [46.7 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shell
- From Kane to Shell
How Far From Kane 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 Kane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Kane once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kane and extending to:
- Basin, which is the Seat of Big Horn County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kane to Basin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 308 miles [495.7 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 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,643 miles [2,644.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8437, Longitude: -108.2017 In this case, the coordinates for Kane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kane 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Kane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.359 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.86 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.176 degrees. |