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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 Countryside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside Village 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 Countryside Village:
- 47.539403, -111.296640
- 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 Countryside Village
- 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Since Countryside Village is near Chouteau County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton 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 Countryside Village
Communities Also Named Countryside Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Countryside Village.
Within Montana, the name Countryside Village is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Countryside Village that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Countryside Village.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Countryside Village is located in Bradley County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Countryside Village that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Countryside Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside Village ...
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.
- Black Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Flood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flood is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
- Great Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Rainbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rainbow is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Smelter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
How Far From Countryside Village 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 community such as Countryside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Countryside Village and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies just to the South.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Countryside Village to Helena, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,807 miles [2,908.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,363 miles [8,630.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Countryside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Countryside Village 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 Countryside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5394, Longitude: -111.2966 In this case, the coordinates for Countryside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.694 degrees. |
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