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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beartown:
    • 46.792905, -113.341122
    • 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 Beartown
  • 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
    • Since Beartown is near Missoula County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula 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 Beartown

Communities Also Named Beartown ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Beartown.

Within Montana, the name Beartown is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Hinsdale County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
      • San Juan County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Beartown is located in Elliott County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Beartown.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
      • Oneida County
      • This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km] to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
      • Warren County
      • This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km] to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km] to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km] to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Beartown is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Beartown.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Beartown is located in Bennington County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Beartown.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Beartown is located in McDowell County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<2> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Beartown.
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This Beartown is located in Uinta County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Beartown that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Beartown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Clearwater is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Copper Cliff is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
  • Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Iris is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
  • Nimrod
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nimrod is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Springtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Sunset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Beartown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:

  • Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Philipsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 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 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beartown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beartown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7929, Longitude: -113.3411       In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.509 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.842 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.066 degrees.