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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 Diamond City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond City 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 Diamond City:
- 46.597160, -111.423853
- 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 Diamond City
- 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 Diamond City ...
We found eight communities that share the name Diamond City.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Diamond City.
Beyond Montana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Diamond City [Meagher County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Diamond City lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Broadwater County.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Diamond City is located in Boone County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Diamond City that is located in Broadwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Diamond City.
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Diamond City is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Diamond City that is located in Broadwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Diamond City.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Diamond City [Morris County].
- Nevada
- Eureka 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 Nevada community of Diamond City [Eureka County].
- South Dakota
- Lawrence 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 South Dakota community of Diamond City [Lawrence County].
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Diamond City that is located in Broadwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Diamond City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond City ...
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.
- Cavetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
- Four Range
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Range have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Range
- Four Range is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Jefferson County
- Manger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manger
- Manger is located in Meagher County
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Broadwater County
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Lewis and Clark County
How Far From Diamond City 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 Diamond City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond City and extending to:
- Townsend, which is the Seat of Broadwater County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond City to Townsend, 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 6 hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 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 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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 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 Diamond City 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Diamond City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5972, Longitude: -111.4239 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Diamond City, 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 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 Diamond City 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 331.976 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.051 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.899 degrees. |
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