Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagleton
- 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 Eagleton:
- 47.944981, -109.782417
- 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 Eagleton
- 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 Chouteau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- Since Eagleton is near Blaine County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Eagleton ...
We found four communities that share the name Eagleton.
Within Montana, the name Eagleton is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagleton ...
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.
- Bearpaw ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Big Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in Chouteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
- Coal Banks Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Banks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Banks Landing
- Coal Banks Landing is located in Chouteau County
- Hungry Hollow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
- Hungry Hollow is located in Blaine County
- Judith ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Leroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Ragland Bench ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragland Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland Bench
- Ragland Bench is located in Blaine County
- Rocky Boy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Sour Dough Flat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Dough Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Dough Flat
- Sour Dough Flat is located in Blaine County
How Far From Eagleton 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 Eagleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagleton and extending to:
- Fort Benton, which is the Seat of Chouteau County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eagleton to Fort Benton, with an average speed<5> 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 just about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 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 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.mt.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9450, Longitude: -109.7824 In this case, the coordinates for Eagleton 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 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 Eagleton 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eagleton 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 330.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.748 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.692 degrees. |