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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 Cardwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardwell 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 Cardwell:
- 45.859927, -111.952488
- 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 Cardwell
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Cardwell is near Madison County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Cardwell
Communities Also Named Cardwell ...
We found seven communities that are also named Cardwell.
Within Montana, the name Cardwell is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cardwell [Fresno County].
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Cardwell is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Cardwell.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Cardwell is located in Benewah County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Cardwell.
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- This Cardwell is located in Washington County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cardwell.
- Missouri
- Dunklin County
- This Cardwell is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Cardwell.
- Ontario
- This Cardwell lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Cardwell is located in Goochland County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cardwell that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Cardwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardwell ...
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.
- Mammoth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Pipestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pony ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Summit Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Valley
- Sunlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Willow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Cardwell 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 Cardwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardwell and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cardwell to Boulder, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 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 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cardwell 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cardwell) 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 Cardwell 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 Cardwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8599, Longitude: -111.9525 In this case, the coordinates for Cardwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.427 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.316 degrees. |
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