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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 Calkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calkins 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 Calkins:
- 46.441605, -110.921046
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Calkins
- 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 Meagher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meagher County
- Since Calkins is near Gallatin County and also Broadwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broadwater 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Calkins
Communities Also Named Calkins ...
We found three communities that are also named Calkins.
Within Montana, the name Calkins is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Calkins [Shasta County].
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Calkins is located in Douglas County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Calkins that is located in Meagher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Calkins.
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Calkins is located in Wayne County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<2> to the east of the Calkins that is located in Meagher County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Calkins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calkins ...
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.
- Bruce Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Ford Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
- Forest Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Francis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Francis is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Manger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manger is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manger
- Ringling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sixteen is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
How Far From Calkins 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 Calkins 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 Calkins once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Calkins and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies just to the North.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Calkins to Helena, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 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 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Calkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Calkins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4416, Longitude: -110.9210 In this case, the coordinates for Calkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.609 degrees. |
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