Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flynn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flynn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flynn
- 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 Flynn:
- 46.293886, -106.541973
- 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 Flynn
- 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 Rosebud County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
- Since Flynn is near Custer County and also Treasure County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Treasure 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 Flynn ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Flynn.
Within Montana, the name Flynn is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This Flynn is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Flynn that is located in Rosebud County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Flynn.
- Woodruff County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Flynn [Woodruff County].
- California
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Flynn [Lincoln County].
- Oklahoma County
- This Flynn is located in Oklahoma County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Flynn that is located in Rosebud County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Flynn.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Flynn lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flynn that is located in Rosebud County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flynn ...
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.
- Cartersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Rosebud County
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Rosebud County
- Crain Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Place
- Crain Place is located in Rosebud County
- Finch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Howard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Orinoco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Porcupine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <5>
- Sadie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Flynn 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 Flynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flynn and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Rosebud County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Flynn to Helena, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flynn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flynn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2939, Longitude: -106.5420 In this case, the coordinates for Flynn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Flynn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Flynn 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Flynn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.15 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.608 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.971 degrees. |