Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gibson Flats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibson Flats and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gibson Flats

• 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 Gibson Flats:
  • 47.469680, -111.246918
  • 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 Gibson Flats

• 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cascade County
  • Since Gibson Flats is near Chouteau County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Teton 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 Gibson Flats

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibson Flats ...

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.

• Big Stone Colony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
• Black Eagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <1>
• Donovan Park ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
• Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fields is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Flood ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flood is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
• Great Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <1>
• Johnstown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Little Chicago ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
• Rainbow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainbow is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
• Smelter Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill

How Far From Gibson Flats to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gibson Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gibson Flats and extending to:

• Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gibson Flats to Helena, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'