Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cyr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cyr and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cyr
- 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 Cyr:
- 47.010198, -114.584846
- 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 Cyr
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Cyr is near Missoula County and also Sanders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- eBird sighting report for Sanders 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 Cyr ...
We found four communities that share the name Cyr.
Within Montana, the name Cyr is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Quebec
- This Cyr lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cyr that is located in Mineral County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cyr ...
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.
- Cedar Mouth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mouth
- Cedar Mouth is located in Mineral County
- Crescent City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Crescent City is located in Mineral County
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <4>
- Oliverville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverville
- Oliverville is located in Mineral County
- Quartz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Riverbend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Six Mile ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Stovepipe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
How Far From Cyr 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 Cyr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cyr and extending to:
- Superior, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cyr to Superior, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 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 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cyr. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.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 Cyr 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cyr) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cyr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0102, Longitude: -114.5848 In this case, the coordinates for Cyr have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cyr 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 334.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.822 degrees. |