Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lolo Hot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lolo Hot Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lolo Hot Springs
- 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 Lolo Hot Springs:
- 46.727699, -114.530672
- 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 Lolo Hot Springs
- 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 Missoula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- Since Lolo Hot Springs is near Idaho County and also Clearwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Idaho County
- eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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 Lolo Hot Springs ...
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.
- Bitter Root ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Root have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
- Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
- Cozy Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
- Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Ravalli County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
- Grass Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
- Hell Gate ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Lolo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
- Lolo is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolo <2>
- Orchard Homes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
- Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
- Quartz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Six Mile ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Stevensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Ravalli County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <2>
- Stovepipe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lolo Hot Springs 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 Lolo Hot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lolo Hot Springs and extending to:
- Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lolo Hot Springs to Missoula, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east (E). 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 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 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 7,458 miles [12,002.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lolo Hot Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Lolo Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lolo Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7277, Longitude: -114.5307 In this case, the coordinates for Lolo Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lolo Hot Springs 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 334.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.935 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.819 degrees. |