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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 Medicine Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medicine Lake 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 Medicine Lake:
- 48.502136, -104.501590
- 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 Medicine Lake
- 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 Sheridan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Since Medicine Lake is near Roosevelt County and also Williams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams 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 Medicine Lake
Communities Also Named Medicine Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Medicine Lake.
Within Montana, the name Medicine Lake is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Medicine Lake in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Medicine Lake that is located in Sheridan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Medicine Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medicine Lake ...
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.
- Antelope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Archer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Blair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Homestead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Plentywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reserve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
- Slab Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Crossing is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
How Far From Medicine Lake 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 town such as Medicine Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medicine Lake and extending to:
- Plentywood, which is the Seat of Sheridan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Medicine Lake to Plentywood, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 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 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Medicine Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Medicine Lake 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 Medicine Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5021, Longitude: -104.5016 In this case, the coordinates for Medicine Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.34 degrees. |
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