Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chinatown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinatown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chinatown
- 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 Chinatown:
- 44.882702, -113.195590
- 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 Chinatown
- 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- Since Chinatown is near Lemhi County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Lemhi 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 Chinatown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Chinatown.
Within Montana, the name Chinatown is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Chinatown is located in Alameda County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Chinatown.
- Amador County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Amador County].
- Mono County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Mono County].
- San Francisco County
- This Chinatown is located in San Francisco County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Chinatown.
- Santa Clara County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Santa Clara County].
- Hawaii
- This Chinatown lies 3,000 miles [4,828 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chinatown that is located in Beaverhead County.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Chinatown is located in Cook County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the east of the Chinatown that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Chinatown.
- Madison County
- This Chinatown is located in Madison County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km] to the east southeast of the Chinatown that is located in Beaverhead County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chinatown.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- Although located in Suffolk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Chinatown.
- Nevada
- New York
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinatown ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Beaverhead County
- Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell <4>
- Frenchie Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchie Place
- Frenchie Place is located in Beaverhead County
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Leadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Yankee Flat ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flat
- Yankee Flat is located in Beaverhead County
How Far From Chinatown 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 Chinatown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chinatown and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chinatown to Dillon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 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 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chinatown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chinatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chinatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8827, Longitude: -113.1956 In this case, the coordinates for Chinatown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Chinatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Chinatown 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 333.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.186 degrees. |