Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lower Bridger:
  • 45.702709, -110.928833
  • 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 Lower Bridger

• 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 Lower Bridger 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 Lower Bridger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Bridger ...

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.

• Chestnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Chimney Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Rock is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
• Dogtown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Four Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hoppers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
• King Arthur Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Park
• Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Settlement
• Middle Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Powers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Powers is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Sheds ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
• Story
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From Lower Bridger 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 Lower Bridger 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<1> community of Lower Bridger once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Bridger and extending to:

• Bozeman, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Bridger to Helena, with an average speed<3>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 1,778 miles [2,861.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'