Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Midale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Midale
- 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 Midale:
- 47.904164, -108.162071
- 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 Midale
- 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 Phillips County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- Since Midale is near Blaine County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Midale ...
We found one communities that share the name Midale.
Within Montana, the name Midale is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Midale in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Midale lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midale that is located in Phillips County.
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midale ...
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.
- Big Warm ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Box Elder ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Dry Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - First Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Creek
- First Creek is located in Phillips County
- Hays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
- Legg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Lodge Pole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
- Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
- Rocky Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Fergus County
How Far From Midale 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 Midale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midale and extending to:
- Malta, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Midale to Malta, with an average speed<4> 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 202 miles [325.1 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 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 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 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midale. 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 '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- Midale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9042, Longitude: -108.1621 In this case, the coordinates for Midale 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> | 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 Midale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.695 degrees. |