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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 Busteed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Busteed 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 Busteed:
    • 45.941611, -109.349059
    • 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 Busteed
  • 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 Busteed ...

We found one communities that share the name Busteed.

Within Montana, the name Busteed is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Busteed in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Busteed lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Busteed that is located in Stillwater County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Busteed ...

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.

  • Barber
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
    • Barber is located in Golden Valley County
  • Columbus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Craver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
    • Craver is located in Stillwater County
  • Dodgetown ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
    • Dodgetown is located in Golden Valley County
  • Greycliff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Molt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Reed Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Seventynine ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventynine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventynine
    • Seventynine is located in Golden Valley County
  • Sourdough
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
    • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Springtime
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtime
    • Springtime is located in Stillwater County

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Stillwater County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Busteed to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Busteed. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Busteed) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Busteed. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9416, Longitude: -109.3491       In this case, the coordinates for Busteed 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>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.
<5>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 Busteed to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.312 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.068 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.716 degrees.




 

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