Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in MacKenzie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to MacKenzie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for MacKenzie
- 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 MacKenzie:
- 46.157223, -104.713291
- 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 MacKenzie
- 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 Fallon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fallon County
- Since MacKenzie is near Carter County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Custer 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
Communities Also Named MacKenzie ...
We found six communities that share the name MacKenzie.
Within Montana, the name MacKenzie is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of MacKenzie, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This MacKenzie lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the MacKenzie that is located in Fallon County.
- Florida
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- Although located in Crawford County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of MacKenzie.
- Saint Louis County
- This MacKenzie is located in Saint Louis County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the MacKenzie that is located in Fallon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of MacKenzie.
- Ontario
- This MacKenzie lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the MacKenzie that is located in Fallon County.
- British Columbia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near MacKenzie ...
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.
- Beaver Flats ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Flats
- Beaver Flats is located in Carter County
- Foundation ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundation
- Foundation is located in Custer County
How Far From MacKenzie 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 MacKenzie 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 MacKenzie once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in MacKenzie and extending to:
- Baker, which is the Seat of Fallon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from MacKenzie to Baker, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 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 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- MacKenzie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in MacKenzie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1572, Longitude: -104.7133 In this case, the coordinates for MacKenzie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 MacKenzie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 MacKenzie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.904 degrees. |