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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 Curry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curry 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 Curry:
    • 47.090290, -104.626900
    • 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 Curry
  • 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 Curry ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Curry.

Within Montana, the name Curry is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Curry is located in Pike County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Curry.
      • Talladega County
      • This Curry is located in Talladega County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km] to the southeast of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Curry.
      • Walker County
      • This Curry is located in Walker County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km] to the southeast of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Curry.
    • Alaska
      • This Curry lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
    • Idaho
      • Twin Falls County
      • This Curry is located in Twin Falls County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Curry.
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Curry [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Curry [Winn Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Curry [Dickinson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Curry [Washington County].
    • Nebraska
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Curry.
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Curry.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Curry is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the east of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Curry.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Curry is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Curry.
      • Blair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Curry [Blair County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Curry [Davidson County].
    • Texas
      • Stephens County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Stephens County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Curry.
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Curry is located in Franklin County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west of the Curry that is located in Dawson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Curry.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Curry [Putnam County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Curry [Ashland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Curry ...

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.

  • Burns
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Richland County
  • Forest Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Dawson County
  • Hungry Joe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Joe
    • Hungry Joe is located in Dawson County
  • Intake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intake
    • Intake is located in Dawson County
  • Knife River
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
    • Knife River is located in Richland County
  • Marsh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
    • Marsh is located in Dawson County
  • Pleasant View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Dawson County
  • Red Top
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Red Top is located in Dawson County
  • Savage
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Curry 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 Curry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Glendive, which is the Seat of Dawson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Curry to Helena, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Curry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Curry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0903, Longitude: -104.6269       In this case, the coordinates for Curry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Curry 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.
<3>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 Curry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Curry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.71 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.035 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.686 degrees.









 

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