Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Agency, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Agency and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Agency
- 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 Old Agency:
- 47.328819, -114.295952
- 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 Old Agency
- 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 Sanders County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanders County
- Since Old Agency is near Lake County and also Missoula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Missoula 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 Old Agency ...
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.
- Frenchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
- Island City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Sanders County
- Kicking Horse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
- Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
- Mountain View ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Lake County
- Paradise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Sanders County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
- Post Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Post Creek is located in Lake County
- Round Butte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Butte
- Round Butte is located in Lake County
- Six Mile ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Spring Valley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Lake County
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Stovepipe ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Old Agency 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 Old Agency to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Agency and extending to:
- Thompson Falls, which is the Seat of Sanders County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Agency to Thompson Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 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 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Agency. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Agency) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Agency. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3288, Longitude: -114.2960 In this case, the coordinates for Old Agency have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Agency to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.603 degrees. |