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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 Ermont Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ermont Mill 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 Ermont Mill:
- 45.266867, -112.915590
- 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 Ermont Mill
- 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 Ermont Mill is near Madison County and also Silver Bow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow 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 Ermont Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ermont Mill ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apex is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Bond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bond is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Frenchie Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frenchie Place is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchie Place
- Polaris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Flat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Flat is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flat
How Far From Ermont Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ermont Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ermont Mill and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ermont Mill to Dillon, 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,874 miles [3,015.9 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 6,746 miles [10,856.6 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 7,515 miles [12,094.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ermont Mill) 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 Ermont Mill 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 Ermont Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2669, Longitude: -112.9156 In this case, the coordinates for Ermont Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.974 degrees. |
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