As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anaconda - Deer Lodge County, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anaconda - Deer Lodge County and the surrounding area.
Weather ...
Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
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 Anaconda - Deer Lodge County:
46.12062, -112.98746
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.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anaconda - Deer Lodge County ...
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.
Cable City ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Anaconda - Deer Lodge County to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Anaconda - Deer Lodge County and extending to:
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Anaconda - Deer Lodge County to Helena, with an average speed<3> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,879 miles [3,024 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 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 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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.
<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- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anaconda - Deer Lodge County. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1206, Longitude: -112.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County have been taken from the 2010 Census.
<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 Anaconda - Deer Lodge County 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 333.192 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.419 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.924 degrees.