Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flaxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flaxville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flaxville

• 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 Flaxville:
  • 48.804229, -105.173020
  • 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 Flaxville

• 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 Daniels County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daniels County
  • Since Flaxville is near Sheridan County and also Roosevelt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt 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 Flaxville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flaxville ...

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.

• Archer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Archer is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Big Beaver
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Beaver
  • From Flaxville to Big Beaver
• Big Muddy ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Muddy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Muddy
  • From Flaxville to Big Muddy
• Julian ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Julian is located in Daniels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
• Navajo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Navajo is located in Daniels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
• Outlook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Outlook is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outlook <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Outlook
  • From Flaxville to Outlook
• Pleasant Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Prairie is located in Daniels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
• Redstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Redstone is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redstone
  • From Flaxville to Redstone

How Far From Flaxville 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 town such as Flaxville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flaxville and extending to:

• Scobey, which is the Seat of Daniels County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Flaxville to Scobey, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 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 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'