Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blakeslee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeslee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blakeslee
- 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 Blakeslee:
- 47.194980, -108.672920
- 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 Blakeslee
- 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 Petroleum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Petroleum County
- Since Blakeslee is near Fergus County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Blakeslee ...
We found three communities that share the name Blakeslee.
Within Montana, the name Blakeslee is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeslee ...
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.
- Box Elder ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Canyon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Dovetail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Dryland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Forestgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <3>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Grass Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
- Grass Range is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <3>
- Little Crooked ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Crooked have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crooked
- Little Crooked is located in Fergus County
- Maiden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Valentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Blakeslee 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 Blakeslee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Blakeslee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeslee and extending to:
- Winnett, which is the Seat of Petroleum County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeslee to Winnett, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 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 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakeslee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blakeslee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1950, Longitude: -108.6729 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeslee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blakeslee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Blakeslee 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 329.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.644 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.122 degrees. |