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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Calkins
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Calkins ...
We found three communities that share the name Calkins.
Within Montana, the name Calkins is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
- Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
- Ford Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
- Ford Place is located in Meagher County
- Forest Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Francis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Gallatin County
- Groveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Manger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Ringling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
- Ringling is located in Meagher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <4>
- Sixteen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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<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.
- 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calkins) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Calkins 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 331.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.609 degrees. |