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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 Holker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holker 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 Holker:
- 46.254374, -111.478022
- 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 Holker
- 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 Broadwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broadwater County
- Since Holker is near Gallatin County and also Meagher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meagher 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 Holker
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holker ...
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.
- Brewer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Copper City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Copper City is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Francis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Manger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manger is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manger
- Noble
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Noble is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Trident
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trident is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
How Far From Holker to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Holker and extending to:
- Townsend, which is the Seat of Broadwater County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Holker to Helena, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Holker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Holker 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 Holker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2544, Longitude: -111.4780 In this case, the coordinates for Holker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.001 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.976 degrees. |
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