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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 Red Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Lane 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 Red Lane:
- 43.678567, -108.205932
- 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 Red Lane
- 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 Hot Springs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Springs County
- Since Red Lane is near Washakie County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washakie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Red Lane
Communities Also Named Red Lane ...
We found two communities that are also named Red Lane.
Within Wyoming, the name Red Lane is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Red Lane.
- Virginia
- Powhatan County
- This Red Lane is located in Powhatan County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<2> to the east of the Red Lane that is located in Hot Springs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Red Lane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Lane ...
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.
- Airport Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Road is located in Washakie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
- Grass Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Hamilton Dome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McNutt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Washakie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Owl Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owl Creek is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
- Thermopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Red Lane 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 Red Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Lane and extending to:
- Thermopolis, which is the Seat of Hot Springs County, lies just to the South.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Lane to Cheyenne, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Red Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lane 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 Red Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6786, Longitude: -108.2059 In this case, the coordinates for Red Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.329 degrees. |
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