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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 Meaderville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meaderville 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 Meaderville:
- 46.022149, -112.505299
- 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 Meaderville
- 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 Silver Bow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Since Meaderville is near Jefferson County and also Deer Lodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge 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 Meaderville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meaderville ...
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.
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Floral Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Highview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Homestake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homestake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestake
- Pioneer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Rocker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Meaderville 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 Meaderville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meaderville and extending to:
- Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Meaderville to Helena, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meaderville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Meaderville 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 Meaderville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0221, Longitude: -112.5053 In this case, the coordinates for Meaderville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.803 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.96 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.637 degrees. |
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