Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kearny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kearny and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kearny
- 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 Kearny:
- 44.531917, -106.816167
- 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 Kearny
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Kearny is near Sheridan County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Sheridan 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 Kearny ...
We found three communities that share the name Kearny.
Within Wyoming, the name Kearny is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- New Jersey
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kearny ...
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.
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Big Horn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
- Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <3>
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
- Monarch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Saddlestring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlestring
- Saddlestring is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddlestring <3>
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <3>
- Wolf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Wolf is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <3>
How Far From Kearny to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kearny to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kearny and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kearny to Buffalo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 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 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kearny. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountywyoming.org/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kearny) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kearny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5319, Longitude: -106.8162 In this case, the coordinates for Kearny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Kearny to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.401 degrees. |