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 Moccasin:
47.053429, -109.910576
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.
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 Judith Basin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found six communities that are also named Moccasin.
Within Montana, the name Moccasin is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Mohave County
This Moccasin is located in Mohave County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moccasin that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Moccasin.
California
Plumas County
This Moccasin is located in Plumas County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moccasin that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Moccasin.
Tuolumne County
This Moccasin is located in Tuolumne County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the southwest of the Moccasin that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Moccasin.
Illinois
Effingham County
This Moccasin is located in Effingham County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moccasin that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Moccasin.
Tennessee
Wayne County
This Moccasin is located in Wayne County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moccasin that is located in Judith Basin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Moccasin.
Texas
Coryell County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Coryell County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Moccasin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moccasin ...
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.
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 Moccasin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moccasin and extending to:
Stanford, which is the Seat of Judith Basin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moccasin to Stanford, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,738 miles [2,797 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 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 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Moccasin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Moccasin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Moccasin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moccasin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0534, Longitude: -109.9106
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.805 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.74 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.903 degrees.