Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Demers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Demers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Demers
- 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 Demers:
- 48.884992, -112.167550
- 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 Demers
- 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 Toole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Toole County
- Since Demers is near Glacier County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- eBird sighting report for Pondera 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 Demers ...
We found one communities that share the name Demers.
Within Montana, the name Demers is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Demers in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Demers lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the east of the Demers that is located in Toole County.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Demers ...
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.
- Cut Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <2>
- Glacier Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glacier Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Colony
- Glacier Colony is located in Glacier County
- Gunsight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Milk River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milk River <2>
- Oilmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
- Oilmont is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <2>
- Sunburst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Sunburst is located in Toole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <2>
- Sweet Grass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass
- Sweet Grass is located in Toole County
- Tipville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Demers to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Demers 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<4> community of Demers once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Demers and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Toole County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Demers to Shelby, 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 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 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 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> | 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- Demers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Demers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8850, Longitude: -112.1676 In this case, the coordinates for Demers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Demers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Demers 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 332.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.04 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.051 degrees. |