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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 Woods Landing - Jelm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Landing - Jelm 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 Woods Landing - Jelm:
    • 41.110931, -106.013025
    • 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 Woods Landing - Jelm
  • 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Since Woods Landing - Jelm is near Larimer County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Woods Landing - Jelm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Landing - Jelm ...

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.

  • Centennial
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Foxpark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Foxpark is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Keystone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Keystone is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone has also been known as:
    • Douglas Creek
  • Mountain Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Home is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Old Roach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Old Roach is located in Larimer County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Roach
  • Woods Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing

How Far From Woods Landing - Jelm 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 Woods Landing - Jelm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woods Landing - Jelm and extending to:

  • Laramie, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Landing - Jelm to Laramie, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 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 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woods Landing - Jelm) 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 Woods Landing - Jelm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.42 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.228 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.381 degrees.