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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 Clyde Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clyde Park 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 Clyde Park:
    • 45.885038, -110.604139
    • 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 Clyde Park
  • 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
    • Since Clyde Park is near Gallatin County and also Sweet Grass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sweet Grass 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 Clyde Park

Communities Also Named Clyde Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Clyde Park.

Within Montana, the name Clyde Park is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Clyde Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Clyde Park is located in Kent County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the east of the Clyde Park that is located in Park County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Clyde Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clyde Park ...

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.

  • Chestnut
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chimney Rock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chimney Rock is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Elton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
  • Hoppers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
  • Hunters Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
  • Shields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Shields is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Story
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Woods Place
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Place is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

How Far From Clyde Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Clyde Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Clyde Park to Livingston, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,764 miles [2,838.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clyde Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clyde Park 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 Clyde Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8850, Longitude: -110.6041    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.293 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.198 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.487 degrees.