Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Bluffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Bluffs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Bluffs
- 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 Pine Bluffs:
- 41.179881, -104.066937
- 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 Pine Bluffs
- 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 Laramie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laramie County
- Since Pine Bluffs is near Kimball County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kimball County
- eBird sighting report for Weld 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 Pine Bluffs ...
We found two communities that share the name Pine Bluffs.
Within Wyoming, the name Pine Bluffs is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Pine Bluffs is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pine Bluffs that is located in Laramie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pine Bluffs.
- Michigan
- Roscommon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pine Bluffs [Roscommon County].
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Bluffs ...
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.
- Burns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Laramie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <3>
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Laramie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <3>
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Weld County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <3>
- Oliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Pine Bluffs 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 town such as Pine Bluffs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Bluffs and extending to:
- Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Laramie County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Bluffs to Cheyenne, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,431 miles [2,303 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Bluffs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Pine Bluffs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Bluffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1799, Longitude: -104.0669 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pine Bluffs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pine Bluffs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.965 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.536 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.291 degrees. |