Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Sandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Sandy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Sandy
- 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 Big Sandy:
- 48.178654, -110.112046
- 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 Big Sandy
- 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 Chouteau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- Since Big Sandy is near Hill County and also Blaine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Big Sandy ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Big Sandy.
Within Montana, the name Big Sandy is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Big Sandy is located in Boyd County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Big Sandy that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Big Sandy.
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Big Sandy [Lawrence County].
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Big Sandy lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<2> to the east of the Big Sandy that is located in Chouteau County.
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Big Sandy is located in Benton County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Big Sandy that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Big Sandy.
- Washington County
- This Big Sandy is located in Washington County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km] to the east southeast of the Big Sandy that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Big Sandy.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Big Sandy is located in McDowell County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Big Sandy that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Big Sandy.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Big Sandy [Wayne County].
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Sandy ...
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.
- Bearpaw ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Beaver Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
- Box Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Box Elder is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
- Coal Banks Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Banks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Banks Landing
- Coal Banks Landing is located in Chouteau County
- Colony Bay ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Bay
- Colony Bay is located in Chouteau County
- Lonesome Prairie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonesome Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Prairie
- Lonesome Prairie is located in Chouteau County
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Boy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Rocky Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Crossing
- Rocky Crossing is located in Chouteau County
How Far From Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Sandy and extending to:
- Fort Benton, which is the Seat of Chouteau County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Sandy to Fort Benton, with an average speed<5> 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 about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 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 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Sandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Big Sandy 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. |
| <2> | 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- Big Sandy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Sandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1787, Longitude: -110.1120 |
| <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 Big Sandy 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 331.008 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.078 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.862 degrees. |