Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barite:
  • 46.945211, -113.438691
  • 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 Barite

• 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 Missoula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula County
  • Since Barite is near Granite County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Barite

Communities Also Named Barite ...

We found one communities that are also named Barite.

Within Montana, the name Barite is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Barite in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Blaine County
    • This Barite is located in Blaine County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south of the Barite that is located in Missoula County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Barite.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barite ...

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.

• Bearmouth ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
• Beartown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Clearwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearwater is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Copper Cliff is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
• Iris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Iris is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Nimrod
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nimrod is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
• Springtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stump Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stump Town is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
• Sunset
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Twin Creeks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

How Far From Barite to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barite to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barite and extending to:

• Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Barite to Missoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'