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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 Froid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Froid 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 Froid:
- 48.335179, -104.492010
- 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 Froid
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Froid is near Sheridan County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Froid
Communities Also Named Froid ...
We found one communities that are also named Froid.
Within Montana, the name Froid is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Froid in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Deuel County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Froid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Froid ...
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.
- Antelope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Homestead is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Medicine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plentywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reserve
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rock Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
- Slab Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slab Crossing is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
How Far From Froid 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 town such as Froid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Froid and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Froid to Wolf Point, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 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 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Froid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Froid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Froid 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 Froid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3352, Longitude: -104.4920 In this case, the coordinates for Froid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.639 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.367 degrees. |
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