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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 Kershaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kershaw 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 Kershaw:
- 47.813302, -110.739383
- 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 Kershaw
- 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 Chouteau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- Since Kershaw is near Cascade County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Kershaw
Communities Also Named Kershaw ...
We found four communities that are also named Kershaw.
Within Montana, the name Kershaw is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Kershaw is located in Walker County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kershaw that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Kershaw.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Kershaw [Lincoln County].
- North Carolina
- Pamlico County
- This Kershaw is located in Pamlico County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kershaw that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Kershaw.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Kershaw is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kershaw that is located in Chouteau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kershaw.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kershaw ...
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.
- Big Sag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
- Carter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colony Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colony Bay is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Bay
- Highwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pack and Lacey Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Shepherd Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd Crossing is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Crossing
How Far From Kershaw 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 Kershaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kershaw and extending to:
- Fort Benton, which is the Seat of Chouteau County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Kershaw to Helena, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kershaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kershaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8133, Longitude: -110.7394 In this case, the coordinates for Kershaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.598 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.308 degrees. |
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