Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gregson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gregson
- 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 Gregson:
- 46.048008, -112.809812
- 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 Gregson
- 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 Deer Lodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
- Since Gregson is near Silver Bow County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Gregson ...
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.
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Crackerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
- Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
- French Gulch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Gulch
- French Gulch is located in Deer Lodge County
- French Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Miles Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
- Opportunity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
- Rocker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Stringtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
How Far From Gregson 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 Gregson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Gregson once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gregson and extending to:
- Anaconda, which is the Seat of Deer Lodge County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Gregson to Helena, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gregson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gregson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0480, Longitude: -112.8098 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gregson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.244 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.822 degrees. |