Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meriwether, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meriwether and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meriwether
- 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 Meriwether:
- 48.606367, -112.760906
- 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 Meriwether
- 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 Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- Since Meriwether is near Pondera County and also Toole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pondera County
- eBird sighting report for Toole 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
Communities Also Named Meriwether ...
We found three communities that share the name Meriwether.
Within Montana, the name Meriwether is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Meriwether is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meriwether that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Meriwether.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Meriwether [Edgefield County].
- McCormick County
- This Meriwether is located in McCormick County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meriwether that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Meriwether.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meriwether ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cut Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <4>
- Edwards Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Family ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gunsight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Pierce Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Crossing
- Pierce Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Shields Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Sundance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Meriwether 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 Meriwether to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meriwether and extending to:
- Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Meriwether to Cut Bank, with an average speed<5> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriwether. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meriwether) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriwether. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6064, Longitude: -112.7609 In this case, the coordinates for Meriwether have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Meriwether could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Meriwether to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.468 degrees. |