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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 Petes Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petes Place 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 Petes Place:
- 41.002737, -109.024842
- 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 Petes Place
- 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 Petes Place is near Moffat County and also Daggett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moffat County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Daggett 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 Petes Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petes Place ...
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.
- Craig Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Craig Place is located in Moffat County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Place
- Dutch John
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flaming Gorge Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flaming Gorge Lodge is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming Gorge Lodge
- Hiawatha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha is located in Moffat County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Lower Shell Creek Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sparks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks is located in Moffat County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
How Far From Petes Place 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 Petes Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Petes Place and extending to:
- Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Petes Place to Green River, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 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 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petes Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Petes Place 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 Petes Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0027, Longitude: -109.0248 In this case, the coordinates for Petes Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.095 degrees. |
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