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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 Cline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cline 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 Cline:
    • 45.882177, -108.409021
    • 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 Cline
  • 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 Cline ...

We found six communities that share the name Cline.

Within Montana, the name Cline is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson 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 Arkansas community of Cline [Johnson County].
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Cline is located in Monroe County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<2> to the east of the Cline that is located in Yellowstone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cline.
    • Texas
      • Uvalde County
      • This Cline is located in Uvalde County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Cline that is located in Yellowstone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Cline.
    • Virginia
      • Wythe County
      • This Cline is located in Wythe County and lies 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cline that is located in Yellowstone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Cline.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Cline is located in Stevens County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cline that is located in Yellowstone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Cline.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming 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 West Virginia community of Cline [Wyoming County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cline ...

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.

  • Bull Mountain
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mountain
    • Bull Mountain is located in Yellowstone County
  • Comanche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
  • Indian Arrow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Arrow
    • Indian Arrow is located in Yellowstone County
  • Molt
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Park City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
  • Pompeys Pillar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Shepherd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
  • Soda Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Soda Springs is located in Yellowstone County

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

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

  • Billings, which is the Seat of Yellowstone County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cline to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 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 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cline. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yellowstone County: www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cline 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 from Point A (ie- Cline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8822, Longitude: -108.4090       In this case, the coordinates for Cline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cline 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 329.576 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.212 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.156 degrees.









 

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