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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mannix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mannix and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mannix:
- 46.774658, -112.768100
- 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 Mannix
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Mannix is near Lewis and Clark County and also Granite County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granite 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 Mannix
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mannix ...
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.
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Ferris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ferris is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Phosphate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Quigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quigley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
- Sharkeyville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharkeyville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkeyville
How Far From Mannix 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 Mannix to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mannix and extending to:
- Deer Lodge, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mannix to Deer Lodge, with an average speed<3> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 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 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mannix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mannix to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mannix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7747, Longitude: -112.7681 In this case, the coordinates for Mannix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.71 degrees. |
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