Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Anceney:
  • 45.648540, -111.354682
  • 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 Anceney

• 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
  • Since Anceney is near Madison County and also Broadwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broadwater 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 Anceney

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anceney ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <1>
• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Nelsons Crossing ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelsons Crossing is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Crossing
• Sheds ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds

How Far From Anceney 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 Anceney to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Anceney to Bozeman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'