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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 Hathaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hathaway and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hathaway:
    • 46.276111, -106.196680
    • 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 Hathaway
  • 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 Rosebud County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Rosebud County
    • Since Hathaway is near Custer County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Hathaway ...

We found eight communities that share the name Hathaway.

Within Montana, the name Hathaway is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Hathaway [Bourbon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boone 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 Kentucky community of Hathaway [Boone County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Davis Parish
      • This Hathaway is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hathaway that is located in Rosebud County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Hathaway.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hathaway is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<2> to the east of the Hathaway that is located in Rosebud County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hathaway.
    • Tennessee
      • Lake County
      • This Hathaway is located in Lake County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hathaway that is located in Rosebud County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hathaway.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Hathaway is located in Hardin County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hathaway that is located in Rosebud County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hathaway.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Hathaway is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hathaway that is located in Rosebud County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hathaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hathaway ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Rosebud County
  • Crain Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Place
    • Crain Place is located in Rosebud County
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Rosebud County
  • Miles City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
    • Miles City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>
  • Moon Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Creek
    • Moon Creek is located in Custer County
  • Orinoco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orinoco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinoco
    • Orinoco is located in Rosebud County
  • Rosebud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sadie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
    • Sadie is located in Custer County

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

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

  • Forsyth, which is the Seat of Rosebud County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hathaway to Forsyth, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 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 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hathaway. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hathaway 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hathaway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hathaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2761, Longitude: -106.1967       In this case, the coordinates for Hathaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hathaway 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 327.884 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.299 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.767 degrees.









 

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