Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cactus Flat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cactus Flat and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cactus Flat
- 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 Cactus Flat:
- 48.026407, -106.418369
- 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 Cactus Flat
- 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 McCone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCone County
- Since Cactus Flat is near Valley County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Valley County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Cactus Flat ...
We found two communities that share the name Cactus Flat.
Within Montana, the name Cactus Flat is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Cactus Flat is located in Graham County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cactus Flat that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Cactus Flat.
- South Dakota
- Jackson County
- This Cactus Flat is located in Jackson County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cactus Flat that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cactus Flat.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cactus Flat ...
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.
- Fort Peck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Peck
- Fort Peck is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Peck <3>
- Free Deal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Paisley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Park Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Valley County
- Square Deal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Square Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Deal
- Square Deal is located in Valley County
- Whately
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cactus Flat 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 Cactus Flat 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 Cactus Flat once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cactus Flat and extending to:
- Circle, which is the Seat of McCone County, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cactus Flat to Circle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,429 miles [10,346.5 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 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cactus Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cactus Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0264, Longitude: -106.4184 In this case, the coordinates for Cactus Flat 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 Cactus Flat, 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 Cactus Flat 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 328.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.746 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.602 degrees. |