Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Giffen:
  • 47.313847, -111.186628
  • 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 Giffen

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Cascade County
  • Since Giffen is near Chouteau County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
  • eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Giffen ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
  • Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
• Box Elder ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Box Elder is located in Cascade County
• Donovan Park ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
  • Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Cascade County
• Evans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Cascade County
• Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Fields is located in Cascade County
• Flood ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
  • Flood is located in Cascade County
• Three Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Cascade County

How Far From Giffen 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 Giffen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Giffen to Great Falls, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,800 miles [2,896.8 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 6,583 miles [10,594.3 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 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Giffen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/