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 Malta:
48.355139, -107.870730
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.
We found sixteen communities that share the name Malta.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Malta.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Montana ...
Dawson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Malta [Dawson County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Malta is located in Escambia County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Malta.
Colorado
Lake County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Malta [Lake County].
Idaho
Cassia County
This Malta is located in Cassia County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Malta.
Illinois
DeKalb County
This Malta is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Malta.
Iowa
Marshall County
This Malta is located in Marshall County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Malta.
Kansas
Cloud County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Malta [Cloud County].
Michigan
Kent County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Malta [Kent County].
Missouri
Barton County
Although located in Barton County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Malta.
New York
Saratoga County
This Malta is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<2> to the east of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Malta.
Ohio
Morgan County
This Malta is located in Morgan County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Malta.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Malta.
Pennsylvania
Northumberland County
This Malta is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<2> to the east of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Malta.
South Carolina
Sumter County
This Malta is located in Sumter County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Malta.
Texas
Bowie County
This Malta is located in Bowie County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Malta that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Malta.
West Virginia
Barbour County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Malta [Barbour County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Malta ...
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.
Bone Crossing (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bone Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 city such as Malta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Malta and extending to:
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Malta to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 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 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Malta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3551, Longitude: -107.8707 In this case, the coordinates for Malta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Malta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Malta 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 329.256 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.084 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.439 degrees.