Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montgomery City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montgomery City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montgomery City
- 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 Montgomery City:
- 37.828836, -118.430452
- 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 Montgomery City
- 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 Mono County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mono County
- Since Montgomery City is near Esmeralda County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
- eBird sighting report for Mineral 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
Communities Also Named Montgomery City ...
We found one communities that share the name Montgomery City.
Within California, the name Montgomery City is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Montgomery City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Montgomery County
- This Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the east of the Montgomery City that is located in Mono County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Montgomery City.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montgomery City ...
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.
- Calmville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Columbus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Convict Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convict Lake
- Convict Lake is located in Mono County
- Dyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Esmeralda County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
- Fish Lake ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Gold Hit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Laws
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Laws is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Laws:
- Bishop Depot
- Metallic City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
- Metallic City is located in Mineral County (NV)
- Metallic City has also been known as:
- Pickhandle Gulch
- Mono Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Mills
- Mono Mills is located in Mono County
- Round Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Inyo County
- Tom's Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom's Place
- Tom's Place is located in Mono County
How Far From Montgomery City 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 Montgomery City 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<4> community of Montgomery City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Montgomery City and extending to:
- Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Mono County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Montgomery City to Bridgeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,222 miles [3,576 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 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 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montgomery City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montgomery City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8288, Longitude: -118.4305 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Montgomery City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Montgomery City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.879 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.16 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.745 degrees. |