Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Heights
- 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 Forest Heights:
- 46.578267, -112.296403
- 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 Forest Heights
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Forest Heights is near Powell County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Powell County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Forest Heights ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Forest Heights.
Within Montana, the name Forest Heights is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Forest Heights is located in New Haven County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Forest Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Heights.
- Leon 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 Florida community of Forest Heights [Leon County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Forest Heights is located in Bulloch County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Forest Heights.
- Clarke County
- This Forest Heights is located in Clarke County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km] to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Forest Heights.
- Douglas County
- This Forest Heights is located in Douglas County and lies 1,688 miles [2,716.6 km] to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Forest Heights.
- Muscogee County
- This Forest Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km] to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Forest Heights.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Heights [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Forest Heights.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Forest Heights [Lincoln County].
- Ontario
- This Forest Heights lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Forest Heights is located in Aiken County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Forest Heights.
- Kershaw County
- This Forest Heights is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km] to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Forest Heights.
- Sumter County
- This Forest Heights is located in Sumter County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km] to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Forest Heights.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Forest Heights is located in Loudon County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Forest Heights.
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Forest Heights is located in Orange County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Forest Heights.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Heights ...
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.
- Bald Butte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Birdseye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cloud
- Blue Cloud is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Ferris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Frontier Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Seven Mile ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Seven Mile is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Weed
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Forest Heights 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 Forest Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Heights and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Heights to Helena, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,847 miles [2,972.5 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 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 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 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.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 '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- Forest Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5783, Longitude: -112.2964 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Heights 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 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 Forest Heights 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 Forest Heights 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 332.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.441 degrees. |