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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 Busby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Busby 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 Busby:
    • 45.537085, -106.955587
    • 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 Busby
  • 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 Big Horn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
    • Since Busby is near Rosebud County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Rosebud 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 Busby ...

We found eight communities that share the name Busby.

Within Montana, the name Busby is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Busby lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
    • Kansas
      • Elk County
      • This Busby is located in Elk County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the southeast of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Busby.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica 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 Mississippi community of Busby [Tunica County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Busby lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Busby is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Busby.
    • Texas
      • Fisher County
      • This Busby is located in Fisher County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Busby.
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Busby is located in Whitman County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Busby that is located in Big Horn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Busby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Busby ...

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.

  • Birney
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Rock ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Rosebud County
  • Forty Mile Colony
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Mile Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Mile Colony
    • Forty Mile Colony is located in Big Horn County
  • Garryowen
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jimtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Rosebud County
  • Kirby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Big Horn County
  • Lame Deer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodge Grass
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
    • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <3>
  • Muddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
    • Muddy is located in Big Horn County
  • Retreat Crossing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Crossing
    • Retreat Crossing is located in Big Horn County

How Far From Busby 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 Busby to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Busby and extending to:

  • Hardin, which is the Seat of Big Horn County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Busby to Hardin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 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 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Busby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Busby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5371, Longitude: -106.9556    
<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 Busby 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Busby 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 328.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.858 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.336 degrees.









 

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