Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Muscleshell City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muscleshell City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Muscleshell City

• 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 Muscleshell City:
  • 47.455553, -107.914558
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Muscleshell City

• 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 Petroleum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Petroleum County
  • Since Muscleshell City is near Garfield County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Muscleshell City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muscleshell City ...

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.

• Blackfoot ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Blackfoot is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
• Bruce ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruce is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Cat Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
• Dovetail ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dovetail is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovetail
• Dryer Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dryer Place is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryer Place
• Legg ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Legg is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
• Metersville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Metersville is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Valentine
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentine is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Woods Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woods Place is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

How Far From Muscleshell City 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 Muscleshell City 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<1> community of Muscleshell City once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Muscleshell City and extending to:

• Winnett, which is the Seat of Petroleum County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Muscleshell City to Winnett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 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 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'