Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lower Shell Creek Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Shell Creek Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Shell Creek Crossing

• 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 Lower Shell Creek Crossing:
  • 41.041908, -108.433713
  • 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 Lower Shell Creek Crossing

• 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 Sweetwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sweetwater County
  • Since Lower Shell Creek Crossing is near Moffat County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moffat 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 Lower Shell Creek Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Shell Creek Crossing ...

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.

• Hiawatha ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hiawatha is located in Moffat County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
• Petes Place
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Petes Place is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Place
• Powder Wash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Powder Wash is located in Moffat County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Wash
• Sparks
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks is located in Moffat County (CO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

How Far From Lower Shell Creek Crossing 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 Lower Shell Creek Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lower Shell Creek Crossing and extending to:

• Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Shell Creek Crossing to Green River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'