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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 Eight Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eight Mile and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eight Mile:
    • 46.641035, -113.952326
    • 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 Eight Mile
  • 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 Eight Mile ...

We found four communities that share the name Eight Mile.

Within Montana, the name Eight Mile is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Eight Mile is located in Mobile County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eight Mile that is located in Ravalli County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Eight Mile.
    • Missouri
      • Cass 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 Missouri community of Eight Mile [Cass County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Eight Mile.
    • Texas
      • Harrison 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 Texas community of Eight Mile [Harrison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eight Mile ...

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.

  • Apple Blossom Court
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Blossom Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Blossom Court
    • Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County
  • Bitter Root ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Root have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
    • Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
  • Burnt Fork ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fork
    • Burnt Fork is located in Ravalli County
  • Cinnabar Court
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
  • Cozy Court
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
    • Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
  • Eightmile Saddle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
    • Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
  • Lolo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Eight Mile once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eight Mile and extending to:

  • Hamilton, which is the Seat of Ravalli County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eight Mile to Hamilton, with an average speed<6> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Ravalli County: www.co.ravalli.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eight Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eight Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6410, Longitude: -113.9523       In this case, the coordinates for Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile 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 Eight Mile, 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>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.
<7>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 Eight Mile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.99 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.386 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.466 degrees.




 

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