Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Norwegian 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 Norwegian Settlement:
  • 46.108283, -109.975742
  • 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 Norwegian 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 Sweet Grass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sweet Grass County
  • Since Norwegian Settlement is near Wheatland County and also Meagher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
  • eBird sighting report for Meagher 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 Norwegian 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.

• Big Timber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber
  • Big Timber is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Timber <1>
• Greycliff
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycliff
  • Greycliff is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greycliff <1>
• Groveland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Meagher County
• Hunters Hot Springs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
  • Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
• Martinsdale
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsdale
  • Martinsdale is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsdale <1>
• Sourdough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
• Twodot
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twodot
  • Twodot is located in Wheatland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twodot <1>

How Far From Norwegian Settlement 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 Norwegian 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<3> community of Norwegian Settlement once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Norwegian Settlement and extending to:

• Big Timber, which is the Seat of Sweet Grass County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Norwegian Settlement to Big Timber, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,735 miles [2,792.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 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 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/