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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 Gloster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloster 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 Gloster:
- 46.762715, -112.339463
- 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 Gloster
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Gloster is near Powell County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Gloster
Communities Also Named Gloster ...
We found four communities that are also named Gloster.
Within Montana, the name Gloster is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Gloster is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gloster that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Gloster.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Gloster is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gloster that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Gloster.
- Minnesota
- Ramsey County
- This Gloster is located in Ramsey County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gloster that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Gloster.
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Gloster is located in Amite County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gloster that is located in Lewis and Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Gloster.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloster ...
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.
- Bald Butte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Birdseye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Ferris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Gearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gearing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearing
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Skyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Weed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weed is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
How Far From Gloster 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 Gloster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gloster and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gloster to Helena, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 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 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gloster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gloster 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 Gloster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7627, Longitude: -112.3395 In this case, the coordinates for Gloster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.445 degrees. |
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