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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 Korner Kourt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Korner Kourt 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 Korner Kourt:
    • 45.672707, -111.186342
    • 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 Korner Kourt
  • 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
    • Since Korner Kourt is near Park County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Korner Kourt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Korner Kourt ...

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.

  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • King Arthur Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Park
  • Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
  • Middle Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
  • Sheds ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
  • Story
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Korner Kourt and extending to:

  • Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the East.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Korner Kourt to Helena, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,791 miles [2,882.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 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 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Korner Kourt) 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 Korner Kourt 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 Korner Kourt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6727, Longitude: -111.1863       In this case, the coordinates for Korner Kourt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.739 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.696 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.869 degrees.