Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Union, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Union and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Union
- 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 Fort Union:
- 48.009743, -104.048823
- 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 Fort Union
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Fort Union is near Richland County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Fort Union ...
We found two communities that share the name Fort Union.
Within Montana, the name Fort Union is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Suwannee County
- This Fort Union is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fort Union that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Fort Union.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Union ...
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.
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <3>
- Charbonneau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
- Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Marley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ridgelawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Riverview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
How Far From Fort Union 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 Fort Union 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<4> community of Fort Union once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Union and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Fort Union to Wolf Point, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 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 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 from Point A (ie- Fort Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0097, Longitude: -104.0488 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fort Union 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 326.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.656 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.162 degrees. |