Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rudefeha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rudefeha and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rudefeha

• 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 Rudefeha:
  • 41.188852, -107.070885
  • 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 Rudefeha

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Rudefeha is near Routt County and also Moffat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Routt County
  • eBird sighting report for Moffat 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 Rudefeha ...

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.

• Battle ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Battle is located in Carbon County
• Days
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
  • Days is located in Carbon County
• Encampment
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
  • Encampment is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <2>
• Pearl ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Jackson County (CO)
• Rambler ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambler
  • Rambler is located in Carbon County
• Tenmile
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
  • Tenmile is located in Carbon County

How Far From Rudefeha 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 Rudefeha 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 Rudefeha once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rudefeha and extending to:

• Rawlins, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rudefeha to Rawlins, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,587 miles [2,554 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 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 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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