Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Navy:
  • 45.484649, -112.695856
  • 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 Navy

• 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
  • Since Navy is near Silver Bow County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Navy

Communities Also Named Navy ...

We found one communities that are also named Navy.

Within Montana, the name Navy is unique.

Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Navy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Fairfax County
    • This Navy is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the east of the Navy that is located in Beaverhead County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Navy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Navy ...

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.

• Apex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Apex is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Birch Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
• Bond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bond is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Elkhorn ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen <2>
• Lion City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
• Maiden Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Maiden Rock is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
• Twin Bridges
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <2>

How Far From Navy 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 Navy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Navy and extending to:

• Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Navy to Dillon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,863 miles [2,998.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 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 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'