Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Michigan Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Michigan Settlement and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Michigan Settlement
- 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 Michigan Settlement:
- 47.139407, -110.836333
- 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 Michigan Settlement
- 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Since Michigan Settlement is near Judith Basin County and also Meagher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin County
- eBird sighting report for Meagher 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 Michigan Settlement ...
We found one communities that share the name Michigan Settlement.
Within Montana, the name Michigan Settlement is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Michigan Settlement in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Michigan Settlement that is located in Cascade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Michigan Settlement.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Michigan Settlement ...
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.
- Belt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
- Belt is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <3>
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Cascade County
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Geyser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
- Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <3>
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County
- Monarch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <3>
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Three Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Cascade County
How Far From Michigan Settlement 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 Michigan Settlement 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<4> community of Michigan Settlement once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Michigan Settlement and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Michigan Settlement to Great Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 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 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Michigan Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Michigan Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1394, Longitude: -110.8363 In this case, the coordinates for Michigan Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Michigan Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Michigan Settlement 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 331.537 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.593 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.463 degrees. |