Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chalk Buttes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalk Buttes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chalk Buttes
- 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 Chalk Buttes:
- 45.660273, -104.742183
- 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 Chalk Buttes
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Chalk Buttes is near Powder River County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Powder River 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalk Buttes ...
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.
- Beaver Flats ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Flats
- Beaver Flats is located in Carter County
- Belltower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Mill Iron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Powderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Powderville is located in Powder River County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderville <2>
- Prairie Dale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Dale
- Prairie Dale is located in Carter County
- Sixmile Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
- Sixmile Crossing is located in Powder River County
How Far From Chalk Buttes 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 Chalk Buttes 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<3> community of Chalk Buttes once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chalk Buttes and extending to:
- Ekalaka, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chalk Buttes to Ekalaka, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 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 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Chalk Buttes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chalk Buttes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalk Buttes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6603, Longitude: -104.7422 In this case, the coordinates for Chalk Buttes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chalk Buttes 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 326.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.922 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.006 degrees. |