Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lazy Day, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lazy Day and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lazy Day

• 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 Lazy Day:
  • 45.286049, -110.238247
  • 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 Lazy Day

• 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Since Lazy Day is near Stillwater County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Stillwater County
  • eBird sighting report for Park 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 Lazy Day ...

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.

• Chicory
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
  • Chicory is located in Park County
• Contact
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contact have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
  • Contact is located in Park County
• Emigrant
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant
  • Emigrant is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant <2>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Park County
• Limestone
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Stillwater County
• Mountain View
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stillwater County
• Pine Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Park County
• Pray
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
  • Pray is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pray <2>
• Silver Gate
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate
  • Silver Gate is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Gate <2>

How Far From Lazy Day 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 Lazy Day to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Lazy Day once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lazy Day and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lazy Day to Livingston, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 99 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 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 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/