Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bainville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bainville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bainville
- 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 Bainville:
- 48.139386, -104.219830
- 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 Bainville
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Bainville is near Richland County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Bainville ...
We found one communities that share the name Bainville.
Within Montana, the name Bainville is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Bainville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bainville ...
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.
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Cartwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <3>
- Charbonneau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
- Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Homestead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Marley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Medicine Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
- Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <3>
- Ridgelawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Rock Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
- Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County
- Slab Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Slab Crossing is located in Roosevelt County
How Far From Bainville 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 town such as Bainville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bainville and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bainville to Wolf Point, 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 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 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bainville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bainville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bainville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1394, Longitude: -104.2198 In this case, the coordinates for Bainville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bainville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.24 degrees. |