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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 Donlan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donlan 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 Donlan:
- 47.330209, -114.935412
- 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 Donlan
- 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 Sanders County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanders County
- Since Donlan is near Mineral County and also Missoula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula 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 Donlan
Communities Also Named Donlan ...
We found one communities that are also named Donlan.
Within Montana, the name Donlan is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Donlan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Donlan is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the Donlan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Donlan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donlan ...
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.
- Cedar Mouth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mouth is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mouth
- Island City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Oliverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oliverville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverville
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Gulch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
- Superior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Donlan 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 Donlan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Donlan and extending to:
- Thompson Falls, which is the Seat of Sanders County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Donlan to Thompson Falls, with an average speed<3> 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 146 miles [235 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 113 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 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 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Donlan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Donlan 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 Donlan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3302, Longitude: -114.9354 In this case, the coordinates for Donlan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.007 degrees. |
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