Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bearcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bearcreek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bearcreek
- 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 Bearcreek:
- 45.160824, -109.157561
- 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 Bearcreek
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Bearcreek is near Park County and also Stillwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- eBird sighting report for Stillwater 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 Bearcreek ...
We found three communities that share the name Bearcreek.
Within Montana, the name Bearcreek is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Cedar County
- This Bearcreek is located in Cedar County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bearcreek that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Bearcreek.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bearcreek [Marion County].
- North Carolina
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bearcreek ...
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.
- Badger Basin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Basin
- Badger Basin is located in Park County (WY)
- Chance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cherry Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Springs
- Cherry Springs is located in Carbon County
- Eagle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Fox ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Golden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Red Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lodge
- Red Lodge is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lodge <4>
- Scotch Coulee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Coulee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Coulee
- Scotch Coulee is located in Carbon County
How Far From Bearcreek 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 town such as Bearcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bearcreek and extending to:
- Red Lodge, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bearcreek to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bearcreek. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bearcreek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bearcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1608, Longitude: -109.1576 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bearcreek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bearcreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.772 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.705 degrees. |