Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fair Haven Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Haven Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fair Haven Colony
- 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 Fair Haven Colony:
- 47.403564, -111.628311
- 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 Fair Haven Colony
- 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Since Fair Haven Colony is near Teton County and also Lewis and Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair Haven Colony ...
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.
- Big Stone Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
- Black Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
- Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <2>
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>
- Donovan Park ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
- Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Cascade County
- Fields
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Flood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Great Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <2>
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Smelter Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
- Sun River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
- Sun River is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <2>
How Far From Fair Haven Colony 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 Fair Haven Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fair Haven Colony and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Haven Colony to Great Falls, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 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 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fair Haven Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Haven Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fair Haven Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4036, Longitude: -111.6283 In this case, the coordinates for Fair Haven Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fair Haven Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.352 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.919 degrees. |