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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 Recluse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Recluse 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 Recluse:
- 44.740698, -105.709008
- 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 Recluse
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Recluse is near Sheridan County and also Powder River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powder River 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 Recluse
Curious and Interesting Names Near Recluse ...
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.
- Bay Horse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay Horse is located in Powder River County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Horse
- Moorhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moorhead is located in Powder River County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Spotted Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spotted Horse is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotted Horse
- Wildcat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wildcat is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Recluse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Recluse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Recluse and extending to:
- Gillette, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Recluse to Gillette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 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 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Recluse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Recluse 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 Recluse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7407, Longitude: -105.7090 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.437 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.625 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.721 degrees. |
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