Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mike Horse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mike Horse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mike Horse
- 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 Mike Horse:
- 47.026332, -112.360577
- 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 Mike Horse
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Mike Horse is near Powell County and also Cascade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Powell County
- eBird sighting report for Cascade 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mike Horse ...
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.
- Bald Butte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Copper Camp is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
- Frost ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
- Silver King is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <2>
How Far From Mike Horse 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 Mike Horse 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<3> community of Mike Horse once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mike Horse and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mike Horse to Helena, 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 about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 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 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Mike Horse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mike Horse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mike Horse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0263, Longitude: -112.3606 In this case, the coordinates for Mike Horse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mike Horse 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 332.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.971 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.425 degrees. |