Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Birney Day School

• 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 Birney Day School:
  • 45.416105, -106.465308
  • 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 Birney Day School

• 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 Rosebud County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
  • Since Birney Day School is near Powder River County and also Big Horn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Powder River County
  • eBird sighting report for Big Horn 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birney Day School ...

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.

• Birney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birney
  • Birney is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birney <1>
• Gopher ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher
  • Gopher is located in Rosebud County
• Jimtown
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown is located in Rosebud County
• Lame Deer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
  • Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <1>
• Muddy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
  • Muddy is located in Big Horn County
• Otter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
  • Otter is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter <1>
• Willow Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Crossing
  • Willow Crossing is located in Powder River County
• Wood Place
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Place
  • Wood Place is located in Rosebud County

How Far From Birney Day School 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 Birney Day School to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Birney Day School and extending to:

• Forsyth, which is the Seat of Rosebud County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Birney Day School to Forsyth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 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 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birney Day School. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/