Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boston Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boston Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boston Heights
- 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 Boston Heights:
- 47.505513, -111.250253
- 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 Boston Heights
- 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Since Boston Heights is near Chouteau County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- eBird sighting report for Teton 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 Boston Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name Boston Heights.
Within Montana, the name Boston Heights is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Boston Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Boston Heights that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Boston Heights.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Boston Heights is located in Adams County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Boston Heights that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Boston Heights.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Boston Heights is located in Summit County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the east of the Boston Heights that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Boston Heights.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boston Heights ...
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.
- Black Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
- Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <3>
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Donovan Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
- Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
- Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Flood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <3>
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Rainbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Smelter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
How Far From Boston Heights 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 Boston Heights 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 Boston Heights once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Boston Heights and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies just to the West.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Boston Heights to Helena, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,363 miles [8,630.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Boston Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boston Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5055, Longitude: -111.2503 In this case, the coordinates for Boston Heights 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 Boston Heights, 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 Boston Heights 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 331.881 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.021 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.67 degrees. |