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 Hughesville:
47.083297, -110.632438
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.
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 Judith Basin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found seven communities that share the name Hughesville.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Hughesville.
Beyond Montana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Montana ...
Meagher 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 Montana community of Hughesville [Meagher County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Charles County
This Hughesville is located in Charles County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<2> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hughesville.
Missouri
Pettis County
This Hughesville is located in Pettis County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hughesville that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Hughesville.
New Jersey
Hunterdon County
This Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<2> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Hughesville.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Hughesville.
Pennsylvania
Lycoming County
This Hughesville is located in Lycoming County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Hughesville.
Virginia
Loudoun County
This Hughesville is located in Loudoun County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hughesville that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Hughesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughesville ...
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.
Centerville ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Surprise Creek Colony is located in Judith Basin County
How Far From Hughesville 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 Hughesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hughesville and extending to:
Stanford, which is the Seat of Judith Basin County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hughesville to Stanford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 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 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Hughesville 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hughesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hughesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0833, Longitude: -110.6324 In this case, the coordinates for Hughesville 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 Hughesville 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 331.374 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.40 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.345 degrees.