Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Box Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Box Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Box Springs
- 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 Box Springs:
- 47.004972, -109.346567
- 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 Box Springs
- 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 Fergus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fergus County
- Since Box Springs is near Golden Valley County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Box Springs ...
We found seven communities that share the name Box Springs.
Within Montana, the name Box Springs is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Box Springs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Box Springs.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Box Springs is located in Columbia County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Box Springs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Box Springs.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Box Springs is located in Riverside County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Box Springs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Box Springs.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Box Springs [San Bernardino County].
- Georgia
- Talbot County
- This Box Springs is located in Talbot County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Box Springs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Box Springs.
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Box Springs.
- Nye County
- This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Box Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Box Springs ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Fergus County
- Forestgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - New Year
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Ruby Gulch is located in Fergus County
How Far From Box Springs 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 Box Springs 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 community of Box Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Box Springs and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fergus County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Box Springs to Helena, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Box Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Box Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0050, Longitude: -109.3466 In this case, the coordinates for Box Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Box Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Box Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Box Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.36 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.223 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.564 degrees. |