Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Edilou:
  • 45.878818, -111.196621
  • 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 Edilou

• 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
  • Since Edilou is near Broadwater County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broadwater County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park 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 Edilou

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edilou ...

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.

• Amsterdam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <1>
• Carpenter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carpenter is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Gallop ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
• Hillman
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Holland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Holland is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Nelsons Crossing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nelsons Crossing is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Crossing
• Powers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Powers is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Story
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From Edilou 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 Edilou to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edilou to Bozeman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'