Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hackney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hackney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hackney
- 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 Hackney:
- 46.031314, -112.792535
- 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 Hackney
- 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 Silver Bow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Since Hackney is near Deer Lodge County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hackney ...
We found eight communities that share the name Hackney.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Hackney.
Beyond Montana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cheyenne County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cheyenne County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Hackney.
- Cowley County
- This Hackney is located in Cowley County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hackney that is located in Silver Bow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Hackney.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Hackney is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<3> to the east of the Hackney that is located in Silver Bow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Hackney.
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hackney [Chatham County].
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackney ...
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.
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Crackerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
- Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
- Feely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - 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.<4> 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.<4> 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
- Opportunity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Rocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Stringtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Warm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
How Far From Hackney 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 Hackney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hackney and extending to:
- Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hackney to Butte, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 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 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hackney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hackney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Hackney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hackney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hackney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0313, Longitude: -112.7925 In this case, the coordinates for Hackney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hackney 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 333.032 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.226 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.814 degrees. |