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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in French Gulch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Gulch and the surrounding area.
- 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 French Gulch:
- 45.944369, -113.031432
- 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 French Gulch
- 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 Deer Lodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
- Since French Gulch is near Silver Bow County and also Beaverhead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead 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 French Gulch
Communities Also Named French Gulch ...
We found one communities that are also named French Gulch.
Within Montana, the name French Gulch is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named French Gulch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This French Gulch is located in Shasta County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the French Gulch that is located in Deer Lodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of French Gulch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Gulch ...
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.
- Crackerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
- Dewey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Fishtrap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- French Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Miles Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Opportunity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Stump Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Wise River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From French Gulch 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 French Gulch 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<3> community of French Gulch once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in French Gulch and extending to:
- Anaconda, which is the Seat of Deer Lodge County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from French Gulch to Anaconda, with an average speed<4> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 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 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Gulch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 French Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 French Gulch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9444, Longitude: -113.0314 In this case, the coordinates for French Gulch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.971 degrees. |
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