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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 McClave, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClave 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 McClave:
    • 46.808570, -109.774074
    • 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 McClave
  • 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 McClave ...

We found one communities that share the name McClave.

Within Montana, the name McClave is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named McClave in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Bent County
      • This McClave is located in Bent County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the McClave that is located in Fergus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bent County community of McClave.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClave ...

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 Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cottonwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Fergus County
  • Eddies Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddies Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddies Corner
    • Eddies Corner is located in Fergus County
  • Judith Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Living Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Living Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
    • Living Springs is located in Wheatland County
  • Moccasin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Straw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
    • Straw is located in Fergus County

How Far From McClave to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McClave to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McClave and extending to:

  • Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fergus County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McClave to Lewistown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 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 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClave. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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- McClave) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8086, Longitude: -109.7741       In this case, the coordinates for McClave 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 McClave 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 330.686 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.581 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.854 degrees.




 

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