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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanchards Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanchards Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blanchards Corner:
- 47.556604, -114.871524
- 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 Blanchards Corner
- 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 Sanders County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanders County
- Since Blanchards Corner is near Mineral County and also Missoula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula 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 Blanchards Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanchards Corner ...
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.
- Cabin City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
- Hog Heaven ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Heaven is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Heaven
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Island City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lonepine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Gulch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
How Far From Blanchards Corner 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 Blanchards Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blanchards Corner and extending to:
- Thompson Falls, which is the Seat of Sanders County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Blanchards Corner to Thompson Falls, with an average speed<3> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 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 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blanchards Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blanchards Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchards Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5566, Longitude: -114.8715 In this case, the coordinates for Blanchards Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.941 degrees. |
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