Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minnesota Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minnesota Settlement and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minnesota 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 Minnesota Settlement:
- 48.808339, -109.111831
- 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 Minnesota 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Minnesota Settlement is near Hill County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Minnesota 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.
- Arena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in Blaine County
- Cherry Ridge has also been known as:
- Cherry Ridge Ranch
- Chinook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
- Chinook is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <2>
- Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <2>
- Hollandville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandville
- Hollandville is located in Blaine County
- Supreme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Wing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
How Far From Minnesota Settlement to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Minnesota 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 Minnesota Settlement once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Minnesota Settlement and extending to:
- Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minnesota Settlement to Chinook, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Minnesota Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Minnesota Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minnesota Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8083, Longitude: -109.1118 In this case, the coordinates for Minnesota Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Minnesota Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.257 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.136 degrees. |