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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 Mecaha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mecaha 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 Mecaha:
- 47.320828, -107.934557
- 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 Mecaha
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Mecaha is near Petroleum County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petroleum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Mecaha
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mecaha ...
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 ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bruce ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Cat Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Chimney Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Crossing is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Crossing
- Dovetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dovetail is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovetail
- Legg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Legg is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Metersville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Metersville is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
- Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Sand Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Woods Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Place is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place
How Far From Mecaha 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 Mecaha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mecaha once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mecaha and extending to:
- Jordan, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mecaha to Jordan, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 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 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Mecaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mecaha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mecaha 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 Mecaha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3208, Longitude: -107.9346 In this case, the coordinates for Mecaha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.65 degrees. |
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