Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bishop Place

• 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 Bishop Place:
  • 45.224921, -112.486679
  • 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 Bishop Place

• 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
  • Since Bishop Place is near Madison County and also Silver Bow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow 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 Bishop Place

Communities Also Named Bishop Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Bishop Place.

Within Montana, the name Bishop Place is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Bishop Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Coconino County
    • This Bishop Place is located in Coconino County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bishop Place that is located in Beaverhead County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Bishop Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bishop Place ...

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.

• Apex
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Apex is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Ball Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ball Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Place
• Birch Creek ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
• Bond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bond is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Fries Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fries Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Place
• Sweetwater ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

How Far From Bishop Place 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 community such as Bishop Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bishop Place and extending to:

• Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies just to the West.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bishop Place to Helena, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'