Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fishtail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishtail and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fishtail
- 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 Fishtail:
- 45.453418, -109.504403
- 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 Fishtail
- 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 Stillwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stillwater County
- Since Fishtail is near Carbon County and also Sweet Grass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- eBird sighting report for Sweet Grass 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 Fishtail ...
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.
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Beehive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
- Beehive is located in Stillwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beehive
- From Fishtail to Beehive
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Stillwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbus
- From Fishtail to Columbus
- Craver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Stillwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dean
- From Fishtail to Dean
- Fox ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - George Place ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Place
- George Place is located in Carbon County
- Luther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Reed Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point
- Reed Point is located in Stillwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed Point <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reed Point
- From Fishtail to Reed Point
- Springtime
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtime
- Springtime is located in Stillwater County
How Far From Fishtail 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 Fishtail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fishtail and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Stillwater County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fishtail to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 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 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishtail. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fishtail) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishtail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4534, Longitude: -109.5044 |
| <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 Fishtail to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.132 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.876 degrees. |