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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 Hildreth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hildreth 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 Hildreth:
    • 44.680753, -113.039743
    • 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 Hildreth
  • 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
    • Since Hildreth is near Lemhi County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lemhi 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 Hildreth ...

We found five communities that share the name Hildreth.

Within Montana, the name Hildreth is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno 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 California community of Hildreth [Fresno County].
      • Madera County
      • This Hildreth is located in Madera County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hildreth that is located in Beaverhead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Hildreth.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Hildreth is located in Suwannee County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hildreth that is located in Beaverhead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Hildreth.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This Hildreth is located in Edgar County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hildreth that is located in Beaverhead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Hildreth.
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • This Hildreth is located in Franklin County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hildreth that is located in Beaverhead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hildreth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hildreth ...

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.

  • Chinatown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Chinatown is located in Beaverhead County
  • Dell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Frenchie Place
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchie Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchie Place
    • Frenchie Place is located in Beaverhead County
  • Grant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Beaverhead County
  • Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Lemhi County (ID)
  • Leadville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
    • Leadville is located in Lemhi County (ID)
  • Red Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County

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

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

  • Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hildreth to Dillon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,879 miles [3,024 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 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 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hildreth. 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hildreth 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 '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- Hildreth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hildreth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6808, Longitude: -113.0397       In this case, the coordinates for Hildreth 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 Hildreth 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 333.146 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.248 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.111 degrees.









 

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