Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eightmile Saddle:
  • 46.658536, -113.825933
  • 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 Eightmile Saddle

• 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
  • Since Eightmile Saddle is near Missoula County and also Ravalli County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Missoula County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ravalli 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 Eightmile Saddle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eightmile Saddle ...

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.

• Bitter Root ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
• Burnt Fork ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Fork is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fork
• Carols Court
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Carols Court is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
• Cozy Court
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
• Eight Mile ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eight Mile is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
• Iris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Iris is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Lolo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lolo is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolo <1>
• Milltown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Milltown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <1>
• Quigley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quigley is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley

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

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

• Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eightmile Saddle to Philipsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 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 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'