Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altyn:
  • 48.799979, -113.624552
  • 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 Altyn

• 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 Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Glacier County
  • Since Altyn is near Flathead County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for Flathead 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 Altyn ...

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.

• Cassidy Curve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Curve
  • Cassidy Curve is located in Glacier County
• Chief Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Mountain
• Crystal Ford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Ford
  • Crystal Ford is located in Flathead County
• Crystal Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
  • Crystal Point is located in Flathead County
• Packers Roost
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packers Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packers Roost
  • Packers Roost is located in Flathead County
• Red Rock Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Point
  • Red Rock Point is located in Flathead County
• Rising Sun
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
• Swiftcurrent
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftcurrent
  • Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County

How Far From Altyn 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 Altyn 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<2> community of Altyn once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Altyn and extending to:

• Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Altyn to Cut Bank, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 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 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/