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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 Checkerboard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Checkerboard 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 Checkerboard:
- 46.572450, -110.546866
- 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 Checkerboard
- 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 Checkerboard is near Wheatland County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Checkerboard
Curious and Interesting Names Near Checkerboard ...
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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
- Ford Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Place is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
- Forest Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Martinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ringling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sapphire Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
- Twodot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Checkerboard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Checkerboard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Checkerboard and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Checkerboard to White Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Checkerboard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Checkerboard 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 Checkerboard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5725, Longitude: -110.5469 In this case, the coordinates for Checkerboard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.283 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.362 degrees. |
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