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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 Node, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Node 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 Node:
- 42.719133, -104.298558
- 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 Node
- 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 Niobrara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niobrara County
- Since Node is near Goshen County and also Sioux County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goshen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sioux 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 Node
Communities Also Named Node ...
We found one communities that are also named Node.
Within Wyoming, the name Node is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, there is another community also named Node in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Metcalfe County
- This Node is located in Metcalfe County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Node that is located in Niobrara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Node.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Node ...
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.
- Hat Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek is located in Niobrara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Jay Em
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jay Em is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
- Manville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Story
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Sioux County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
How Far From Node 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 Node to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Node and extending to:
- Lusk, which is the Seat of Niobrara County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Node to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 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 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Node) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Node 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 Node. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7191, Longitude: -104.2986 In this case, the coordinates for Node have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.209 degrees. |
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