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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 Danielsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danielsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Danielsville:
    • 46.292149, -113.015324
    • 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 Danielsville
  • 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
    • Since Danielsville is near Granite County and also Deer Lodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge 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 Danielsville

Communities Also Named Danielsville ...

We found four communities that are also named Danielsville.

Within Montana, the name Danielsville is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • This Danielsville is located in Crenshaw County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Danielsville that is located in Powell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Danielsville.
    • Georgia
      • Madison County
      • This Danielsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Danielsville that is located in Powell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Danielsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Danielsville is located in Northampton County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the east of the Danielsville that is located in Powell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Danielsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dickson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Danielsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danielsville ...

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.

  • Cable City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
  • Clark ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clark is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Echo Lake ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Echo Lake is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Gold Coin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Coin is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coin
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Lost Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lost Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Racetrack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Racetrack is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
  • Silver Lake ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Stump Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Sunnyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Tungsten
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tungsten is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
  • Warm Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs

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

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

  • Deer Lodge, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Danielsville to Deer Lodge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 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 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danielsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Danielsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Danielsville 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 Danielsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2921, Longitude: -113.0153       In this case, the coordinates for Danielsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.223 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.469 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.922 degrees.