Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Como, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Como and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Como
- 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 Como:
- 46.089643, -114.175367
- 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 Como
- 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 Ravalli County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ravalli County
- Since Como is near Idaho County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Como ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Como.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Como.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Como lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Como that is located in Ravalli County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Como ...
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.
- Curdys Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdys Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdys Cove
- Curdys Cove is located in Ravalli County
- Dutch Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Ravalli County
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County
- Medicine Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hot Springs
- Medicine Hot Springs is located in Ravalli County
- Peaks and Pines Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaks and Pines Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks and Pines Park
- Peaks and Pines Park is located in Ravalli County
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Ravalli County
- Woodside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Woodside Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Crossing
- Woodside Crossing is located in Ravalli County
How Far From Como 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 Como to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Como and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Ravalli County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Como to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 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 7,491 miles [12,055.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Como. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ravalli County: www.co.ravalli.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Como 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> | 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 Como, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Como) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Como. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0896, Longitude: -114.1754 In this case, the coordinates for Como have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Como 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 334.139 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.666 degrees. |