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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 Rendezvous, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rendezvous 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 Rendezvous:
- 41.053010, -109.952929
- 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 Rendezvous
- 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 Rendezvous is near Uinta County and also Daggett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uinta 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 Rendezvous
Communities Also Named Rendezvous ...
We found one communities that are also named Rendezvous.
Within Wyoming, the name Rendezvous is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, there is another community also named Rendezvous in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- This Rendezvous is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rendezvous that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Rendezvous.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rendezvous ...
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.
- Buckboard Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckboard Crossing is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckboard Crossing
- Burntfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
- Dutch John
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Flaming Gorge Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flaming Gorge Lodge is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming Gorge Lodge
- Lonetree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Former names for Manila:
- Chambers
- Lewisallen
- Lucerne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <2>
- Mountain View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Rendezvous 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 Rendezvous to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rendezvous and extending to:
- Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rendezvous to Green River, with an average speed<3> 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 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 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rendezvous) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rendezvous 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 Rendezvous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0530, Longitude: -109.9529 In this case, the coordinates for Rendezvous have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.622 degrees. |
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