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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 Emory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory 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 Emory:
    • 46.533852, -108.946546
    • 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 Emory
  • 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 Golden Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
    • Since Emory is near Musselshell County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Musselshell County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Emory

Communities Also Named Emory ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Emory.

Within Montana, the name Emory is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This Emory is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Emory.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Emory is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Emory.
    • Kansas
      • Kearny 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 Kansas community of Emory [Kearny County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Emory [Caldwell Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Emory is located in Holmes County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Emory.
    • South Carolina
      • Saluda County
      • This Emory is located in Saluda County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Emory.
    • Tennessee
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Emory [Morgan County].
    • Texas
      • Rains County
      • This Emory is located in Rains County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Emory.
    • Utah
      • Summit County
      • This Emory is located in Summit County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Emory.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Emory is located in Washington County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emory that is located in Golden Valley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emory.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral 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 West Virginia community of Emory [Mineral County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory ...

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.

  • Barber
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barber is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Dodgetown ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodgetown is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
  • Flatwillow Colony
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwillow Colony is located in Musselshell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwillow Colony
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Gage
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gage is located in Musselshell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Hedgesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hedgesville is located in Wheatland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Republic ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Republic is located in Musselshell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Roundup
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Roundup is located in Musselshell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <4>
  • Sahara ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sahara is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara

How Far From Emory 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 Emory 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 Emory once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Emory and extending to:

  • Ryegate, which is the Seat of Golden Valley County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Emory to Ryegate, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 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 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Emory 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 Emory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Emory 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 Emory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5339, Longitude: -108.9465       In this case, the coordinates for Emory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.794 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.388 degrees.