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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 Hedgesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hedgesville 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 Hedgesville:
- 46.456596, -109.501113
- 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 Hedgesville
- 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 Wheatland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
- Since Hedgesville is near Golden Valley County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Hedgesville
Communities Also Named Hedgesville ...
We found two communities that are also named Hedgesville.
Within Montana, the name Hedgesville is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Hedgesville is located in Steuben County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hedgesville that is located in Wheatland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hedgesville.
- West Virginia
- Berkeley County
- This Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hedgesville that is located in Wheatland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Hedgesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hedgesville ...
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.
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dodgetown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgetown is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Judith Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Living Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Living Springs is located in Wheatland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Sahara ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sahara is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara
- Seventynine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seventynine is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventynine
- Twodot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Hedgesville 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 Hedgesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hedgesville and extending to:
- Harlowton, which is the Seat of Wheatland County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hedgesville to Harlowton, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 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 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hedgesville) 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 Hedgesville 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 Hedgesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4566, Longitude: -109.5011 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.737 degrees. |
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