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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 Marbleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marbleton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marbleton:
    • 42.557694, -110.108700
    • 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 Marbleton
  • 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 Sublette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Sublette County
    • Since Marbleton is near Lincoln County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Marbleton ...

We found two communities that share the name Marbleton.

Within Wyoming, the name Marbleton is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Marbleton lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marbleton that is located in Sublette County.
    • Tennessee
      • Unicoi County
      • This Marbleton is located in Unicoi County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the east of the Marbleton that is located in Sublette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of Marbleton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marbleton ...

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.

  • Big Piney
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Boulder
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Daniel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Daniel Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Junction
    • Daniel Junction is located in Sublette County
  • Halfway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Sublette County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marbleton and extending to:

  • Pinedale, which is the Seat of Sublette County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marbleton to Pinedale, 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marbleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marbleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5577, Longitude: -110.1087    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Marbleton 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 330.684 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.571 degrees.









 

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