Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bear Creek Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Creek Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bear Creek Village
- 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 Bear Creek Village:
- 48.078850, -113.978740
- 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 Bear Creek Village
- 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 Flathead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Flathead County
- Since Bear Creek Village is near Lake County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Bear Creek Village ...
We found two communities that share the name Bear Creek Village.
Within Montana, the name Bear Creek Village is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Bear Creek Village is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bear Creek Village that is located in Flathead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Bear Creek Village.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bear Creek Village that is located in Flathead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Bear Creek Village.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Creek Village ...
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.
- Bear Dance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Dance
- Bear Dance is located in Lake County
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Idlewise Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewise Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewise Court
- Idlewise Court is located in Lake County
- Jessup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Mud Lake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Swan Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Lake <3>
- Swan River ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
- Swan River is located in Flathead County
- Woods Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bear Creek Village 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 community such as Bear Creek Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Creek Village and extending to:
- Kalispell, which is the Seat of Flathead County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Creek Village to Kalispell, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,934 miles [3,112.5 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 6,595 miles [10,613.6 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 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Creek Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear Creek Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0789, Longitude: -113.9787 |
| <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 Bear Creek Village 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 334.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.311 degrees. |