Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Diamond Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Diamond Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 47.843295, -111.494978
- 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 Valley
- 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 Teton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Since Diamond Valley is near Chouteau County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau 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 Diamond Valley ...
We found four communities that share the name Diamond Valley.
Within Montana, the name Diamond Valley is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Diamond Valley is located in Yavapai County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the south of the Diamond Valley that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Diamond Valley.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Diamond Valley [Morris County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Diamond Valley.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<1> to the east of the Diamond Valley that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Diamond Valley.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Valley ...
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.
- Black Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
- Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <5>
- Brady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Pondera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <5>
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Liberty Center ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Teton County
- Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Power
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Power is located in Teton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <5>
- Smelter Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
- Sun River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
- Sun River is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <5>
- Woods Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County
How Far From Diamond Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Valley and extending to:
- Choteau, which is the Seat of Teton County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Valley to Choteau, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Diamond Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8433, Longitude: -111.4950 In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Valley 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. |
| <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 Valley, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.089 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.29 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.776 degrees. |