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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 Findon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Findon 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 Findon:
- 46.607450, -110.349360
- 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 Findon
- 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 Meagher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meagher County
- Since Findon is near Wheatland County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Findon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Findon ...
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.
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Green is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Groveland is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Judith Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sapphire Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
- Twodot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Findon 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 Findon 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<2> community of Findon once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Findon and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Findon to White Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Findon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Findon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Findon 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 Findon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6075, Longitude: -110.3494 In this case, the coordinates for Findon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.236 degrees. |
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