Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fields and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fields
- 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 Fields:
- 47.450513, -111.239694
- 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 Fields
- 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 Fields is near Chouteau County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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
Communities Also Named Fields ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fields.
Within Montana, the name Fields is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Fields [Lake County].
- Morgan County
- This Fields is located in Morgan County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fields that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Fields.
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Harney County
- This Fields is located in Harney County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fields that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Fields.
- Lane County
- This Fields is located in Lane County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the west southwest of the Fields that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Fields.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fields ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Donovan Park ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
- Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
- Flood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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 <4>
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Rainbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Smelter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
How Far From Fields 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 Fields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fields and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fields to Helena, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 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 7,344 miles [11,819 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fields. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fields) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4505, Longitude: -111.2397 In this case, the coordinates for Fields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fields 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> | 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. |
| <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 Fields 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 331.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.004 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.671 degrees. |