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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 Robertson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertson and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Robertson:
    • 41.185214, -110.412885
    • 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 Robertson
  • 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 Robertson ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Robertson.

Within Wyoming, the name Robertson is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lauderdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Robertson.
      • Lawrence 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 Alabama community of Robertson [Lawrence County].
    • Georgia
      • Baldwin 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 Georgia community of Robertson [Baldwin County].
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Robertson is located in Hardin County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<3> to the east of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Robertson.
    • Kentucky
      • Harrison 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 Kentucky community of Robertson [Harrison County].
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Robertson [Washington Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay 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 Mississippi community of Robertson [Clay County].
    • Missouri
      • Clay 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 Missouri community of Robertson [Clay County].
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Robertson is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<3> to the east of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Robertson.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Robertson is located in Clackamas County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Robertson.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Robertson lies 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
    • Quebec
      • This Robertson lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
    • Tennessee
      • Chester County
      • This Robertson is located in Chester County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Robertson.
    • Texas
      • Crosby County
      • This Robertson is located in Crosby County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Robertson.
      • Jasper County
      • This Robertson is located in Jasper County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the southeast of the Robertson that is located in Uinta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Robertson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertson ...

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.

  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Uinta County
  • Aspen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
    • Aspen is located in Uinta County
  • Beartown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Uinta County
  • Burntfork
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
    • Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County
  • Carter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Lonetree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Uinta County

How Far From Robertson 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 Robertson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robertson and extending to:

  • Evanston, which is the Seat of Uinta County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robertson to Evanston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 291 miles [468.3 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,704 miles [12,398.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robertson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/

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 Robertson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Robertson 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Robertson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robertson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1852, Longitude: -110.4129    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Robertson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.805 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.205 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.876 degrees.









 

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