Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frenchie Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frenchie Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frenchie Place
- 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 Frenchie Place:
- 45.111311, -112.880029
- 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 Frenchie Place
- 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- Since Frenchie Place is near Madison County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchie Place ...
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.
- Apex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Bond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Centerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Beaverhead County
- Chinatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Polaris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Polaris is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polaris <2>
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Yankee Flat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flat
- Yankee Flat is located in Beaverhead County
How Far From Frenchie Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frenchie Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Frenchie Place and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frenchie Place to Dillon, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,872 miles [3,012.7 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 6,755 miles [10,871.1 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 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frenchie Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frenchie Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchie Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1113, Longitude: -112.8800 In this case, the coordinates for Frenchie Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Frenchie Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.167 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.969 degrees. |