Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McNamara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McNamara and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McNamara
- 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 McNamara:
- 46.911318, -113.677594
- 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 McNamara
- 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 Missoula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- Since McNamara is near Granite County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Granite County
- eBird sighting report for Powell 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McNamara ...
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.
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Carols Court
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carols Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
- Carols Court is located in Missoula County
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Missoula County
- Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
- Copper Cliff is located in Missoula County
- Iris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Milltown is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <2>
- Nimrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Orchard Homes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
- Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Twin Creeks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
How Far From McNamara 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 McNamara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McNamara and extending to:
- Missoula, which is the Seat of Missoula County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McNamara to Missoula, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 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 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McNamara. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McNamara) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNamara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9113, Longitude: -113.6776 In this case, the coordinates for McNamara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McNamara 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 333.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.169 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.263 degrees. |