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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 Cowboys Heaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowboys Heaven 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 Cowboys Heaven:
- 45.472984, -111.587469
- 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 Cowboys Heaven
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Cowboys Heaven is near Gallatin County and also Broadwater 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 Broadwater 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 Cowboys Heaven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowboys Heaven ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Big Sky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
- Little Bear ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little Bear is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear
- Pony ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Sheds ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sheds is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Virginia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <1>
How Far From Cowboys Heaven 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 Cowboys Heaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cowboys Heaven and extending to:
- Virginia City, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cowboys Heaven to Virginia City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 1,809 miles [2,911.3 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 6,704 miles [10,789 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 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Cowboys Heaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cowboys Heaven 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 Cowboys Heaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4730, Longitude: -111.5875 In this case, the coordinates for Cowboys Heaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.138 degrees. |
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