Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moss Agate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss Agate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moss Agate
- 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 Moss Agate:
- 46.365772, -110.828264
- 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 Moss Agate
- 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 Meagher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meagher County
- Since Moss Agate is near Gallatin County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Park 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 Moss Agate ...
We found one communities that share the name Moss Agate.
Within Montana, the name Moss Agate is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Moss Agate in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Moss Agate [Sweetwater County].
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Agate ...
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.
- Bruce Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
- Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
- Deer Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Ford Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
- Ford Place is located in Meagher County
- Francis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Gallatin County
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Manger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Martinsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsdale
- Martinsdale is located in Meagher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsdale <3>
- Ringling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
- Ringling is located in Meagher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
- Sixteen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Moss Agate 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 Moss Agate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Moss Agate and extending to:
- White Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Meagher County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moss Agate to White Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 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 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moss Agate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Moss Agate could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Moss Agate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss Agate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3658, Longitude: -110.8283 In this case, the coordinates for Moss Agate 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 Moss Agate 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 331.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.474 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.562 degrees. |