Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homestake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homestake
- 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 Homestake:
- 45.923260, -112.410847
- 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 Homestake
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Homestake is near Silver Bow County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestake ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
- Cedric
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Donald
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Floral Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Paul Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Place
- Paul Place is located in Jefferson County
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pipestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pipestone Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Silver Bow County
How Far From Homestake 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 Homestake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Homestake and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Homestake to Boulder, with an average speed<3> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 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 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Homestake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homestake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9233, Longitude: -112.4108 In this case, the coordinates for Homestake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Homestake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.59 degrees. |