Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glendale Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glendale Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glendale Colony
- 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 Glendale Colony:
- 48.844431, -112.545345
- 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 Glendale Colony
- 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 Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- Since Glendale Colony is near Toole County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Toole County
- eBird sighting report for Pondera 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
Communities Also Named Glendale Colony ...
We found one communities that share the name Glendale Colony.
Within Montana, the name Glendale Colony is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Glendale Colony in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- This Glendale Colony is located in Spink County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glendale Colony that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Glendale Colony.
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glendale Colony ...
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.
- Blackfoot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Cut Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <3>
- Edwards Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Family ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Glacier Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glacier Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Colony
- Glacier Colony is located in Glacier County
- Gunsight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Shields Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Sundance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Tipville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Whiskey Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Gap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Gap
How Far From Glendale Colony 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 Glendale Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glendale Colony and extending to:
- Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glendale Colony to Cut Bank, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,875 miles [3,017.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glendale Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glendale Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glendale Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8444, Longitude: -112.5453 In this case, the coordinates for Glendale Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Glendale Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.381 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.297 degrees. |