Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Braggville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braggville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Braggville
- 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 Braggville:
- 47.330557, -107.183970
- 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 Braggville
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Braggville is near Phillips County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Braggville ...
We found two communities that share the name Braggville.
Within Montana, the name Braggville is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Greene County
- This Braggville is located in Greene County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Braggville that is located in Garfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Braggville.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Braggville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the east of the Braggville that is located in Garfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Braggville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braggville ...
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.
- Blackfoot ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Bruce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Freedom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <3>
- Metersville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
- Metersville is located in Garfield County
- Sand Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <3>
- Steve Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steve Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steve Forks
- Steve Forks is located in Garfield County
How Far From Braggville 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 Braggville 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 Braggville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Braggville and extending to:
- Jordan, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Braggville to Jordan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 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 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 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 from Point A (ie- Braggville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Braggville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3306, Longitude: -107.1840 In this case, the coordinates for Braggville 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 Braggville, 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 Braggville 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 328.687 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.33 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.19 degrees. |