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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 Elkhorn Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhorn Hot Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elkhorn Hot Springs:
- 45.455480, -113.109764
- 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 Elkhorn Hot Springs
- 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- Since Elkhorn Hot Springs is near Silver Bow County and also Deer Lodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge 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 Elkhorn Hot Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhorn Hot Springs ...
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.
- Apex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Apex is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elkhorn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gloss Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gloss Place is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloss Place
- Lion City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
- Navy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Navy is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
- Polaris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wisdom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Flat ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yankee Flat is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flat
How Far From Elkhorn Hot Springs 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 Elkhorn Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elkhorn Hot Springs and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elkhorn Hot Springs to Dillon, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 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 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkhorn Hot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Elkhorn Hot Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkhorn Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4555, Longitude: -113.1098 In this case, the coordinates for Elkhorn Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.073 degrees. |
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