Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Buttes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Buttes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Buttes
- 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 Red Buttes:
- 41.182687, -105.594655
- 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 Red Buttes
- 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Since Red Buttes is near Larimer County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- eBird sighting report for Laramie 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Buttes ...
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.
- Dale Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
- Dale Creek is located in Albany County
- Granite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Horse Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <2>
- Red Feather Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
- Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <2>
- Tie Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tie Siding
- Tie Siding is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tie Siding <2>
- Woods Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
- Woods Landing is located in Albany County
- Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
- Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
- Wyoming Station has also been known as:
- Wyoming
How Far From Red Buttes 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 Red Buttes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Red Buttes once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Red Buttes and extending to:
- Laramie, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Red Buttes to Laramie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). 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 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 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 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Buttes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Red Buttes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Buttes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1827, Longitude: -105.5947 In this case, the coordinates for Red Buttes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Red Buttes 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 327.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.874 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.139 degrees. |