Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Birch Creek Colony:
  • 48.247751, -112.470323
  • 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 Birch Creek Colony

• 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 Pondera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pondera County
  • Since Birch Creek Colony is near Teton County and also Glacier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Teton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glacier 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 Birch Creek Colony

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Creek Colony ...

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.

• Blackleaf
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blackleaf is located in Teton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackleaf
• Cut Bank
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <1>
• Edwards Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
• Family ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Family is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family
• Gunsight
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gunsight is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
• Lone Tree ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Tree is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
• Pierce Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pierce Crossing is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossing
• Shields Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
• Sundance
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Sundance is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance

How Far From Birch Creek Colony 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 Birch Creek Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birch Creek Colony and extending to:

• Conrad, which is the Seat of Pondera County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Creek Colony to Conrad, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,866 miles [3,003 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'