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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 Tremain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tremain 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 Tremain:
- 41.552198, -104.108843
- 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 Tremain
- 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 Laramie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie County
- Since Tremain is near Goshen County and also Banner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goshen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banner 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 Tremain
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tremain ...
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.
- Burns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodland is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hartman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hawk Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Joyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joyce is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Kimball County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Silver Tip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Tip is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Tip
- Wycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wycross is located in Goshen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wycross
How Far From Tremain 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 Tremain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tremain and extending to:
- Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Laramie County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tremain to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 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 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tremain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tremain 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 Tremain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5522, Longitude: -104.1088 In this case, the coordinates for Tremain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.265 degrees. |
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