Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sylvan Bay Summer Home 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 Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area:
  • 42.954390, -109.785152
  • 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 Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area

• 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 Sublette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sublette 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 Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area ...

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.

• Big Sandy
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Boulder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <1>
• Daniel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Daniel is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniel <1>
• Daniel Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Junction
  • Daniel Junction is located in Sublette County
• Halfway
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Sublette County

How Far From Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area 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 Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area and extending to:

• Pinedale, which is the Seat of Sublette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area to Cheyenne, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 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 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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