Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blacktail:
  • 48.276906, -113.448154
  • 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 Blacktail

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

Communities Also Named Blacktail ...

We found two communities that are also named Blacktail.

Within Montana, the name Blacktail is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Bonner County
    • This Blacktail is located in Bonner County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west of the Blacktail that is located in Flathead County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Blacktail.
  • South Dakota
    • Lawrence County
    • This Blacktail is located in Lawrence County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blacktail that is located in Flathead County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Blacktail.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacktail ...

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.

• Bison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bison is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
• False Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • False Summit is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Summit
• Kiowa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiowa is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
• Nimrod
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nimrod is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
• Pinnacle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinnacle is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Singleshot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Singleshot is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleshot
• Snowslip
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Snowslip is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowslip
• Star
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Star is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Three Forks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

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

• Kalispell, which is the Seat of Flathead County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Blacktail to Kalispell, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 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 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'