Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilroy:
  • 45.659929, -111.164952
  • 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 Gilroy

• 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
  • Since Gilroy is near Park County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gilroy

Communities Also Named Gilroy ...

We found two communities that are also named Gilroy.

Within Montana, the name Gilroy is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Santa Clara County
    • This Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gilroy that is located in Gallatin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Gilroy.
  • Tennessee
    • Davidson County
    • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Gilroy [Davidson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilroy ...

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.

• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• King Arthur Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Park
• Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
• Little Bear ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Bear is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Sheds ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
• Story
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilroy and extending to:

• Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the East.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gilroy 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 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 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'