Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deertail Indian Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deertail Indian Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deertail Indian Village
- 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 Deertail Indian Village:
- 48.086408, -105.065254
- 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 Deertail Indian 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Deertail Indian Village is near Richland County and also McCone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for McCone 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deertail Indian 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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Blair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <2>
- Slab Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Slab Crossing is located in Roosevelt County
- Wolf Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Point
- Wolf Point is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Point <2>
How Far From Deertail Indian Village 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 Deertail Indian Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Deertail Indian Village once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Deertail Indian Village and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deertail Indian Village to Wolf Point, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 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 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Deertail Indian Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Deertail Indian Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deertail Indian Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0864, Longitude: -105.0653 In this case, the coordinates for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Deertail Indian Village 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 327.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.559 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.765 degrees. |