Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Country Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Court and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Country Court

• 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 Country Court:
  • 45.605485, -111.192453
  • 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 Country Court

• 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 Country Court is near Madison County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park 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 Country Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Court ...

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.

• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• King Arthur Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Park
• Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
• Little Bear ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Bear is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Sheds ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds

How Far From Country Court to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Country Court and extending to:

• Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Country Court to Bozeman, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 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 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'