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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 Clarkston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarkston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarkston:
    • 46.029928, -111.413575
    • 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 Clarkston
  • 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
    • Since Clarkston is near Broadwater County and also Meagher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Broadwater County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meagher 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 Clarkston

Communities Also Named Clarkston ...

We found five communities that are also named Clarkston.

Within Montana, the name Clarkston is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Pima County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Clarkston.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Clarkston is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Clarkston that is located in Gallatin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Clarkston.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Clarkston is located in Oakland County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<2> to the east of the Clarkston that is located in Gallatin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Clarkston.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Clarkston is located in Cache County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<2> to the south of the Clarkston that is located in Gallatin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Clarkston.
    • Washington
      • Asotin County
      • This Clarkston is located in Asotin County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the west of the Clarkston that is located in Gallatin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Asotin County community of Clarkston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarkston ...

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.

  • Brewer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brewer is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Carpenter is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Copper City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Deer Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
  • Hillman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Three Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Forks Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Forks Junction is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Junction
  • Trident
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trident is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident

How Far From Clarkston 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 Clarkston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarkston and extending to:

  • Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clarkston to Bozeman, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 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 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Clarkston, 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' (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- Clarkston) 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 Clarkston 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 Clarkston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0299, Longitude: -111.4136       In this case, the coordinates for Clarkston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.938 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.958 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.964 degrees.