Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dryer Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dryer Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dryer Place

• 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 Dryer Place:
  • 47.743057, -107.565383
  • 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 Dryer Place

• 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 Phillips County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Phillips County
  • Since Dryer Place is near Garfield County and also Valley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Garfield County
  • eBird sighting report for Valley 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 Dryer Place ...

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.

• Blackfoot ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Garfield County
• Box Elder ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Box Elder is located in Phillips County
• Content
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Content have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Content
  • Content is located in Phillips County
• First Creek ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Creek
  • First Creek is located in Phillips County
• Legg ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
  • Legg is located in Phillips County
• Metersville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
  • Metersville is located in Garfield County
• Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
  • Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County

How Far From Dryer Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dryer Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dryer Place and extending to:

• Malta, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dryer Place to Malta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 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 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dryer Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/