Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paisley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paisley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paisley
- 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 Paisley:
- 48.231963, -106.724495
- 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 Paisley
- 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Paisley is near McCone County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for McCone 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 Paisley ...
We found nine communities that share the name Paisley.
Within Montana, the name Paisley is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- Ontario
- This Paisley lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east of the Paisley that is located in Valley County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Paisley is located in Greene County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paisley that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Paisley.
- Tioga County
- This Paisley is located in Tioga County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east of the Paisley that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Paisley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paisley ...
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.
- Cactus Flat ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
- Cactus Flat is located in McCone County
- Fort Peck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Peck
- Fort Peck is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Peck <4>
- Free Deal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Park Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Valley County
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Square Deal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Square Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Deal
- Square Deal is located in Valley County
- Whately
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Paisley 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 Paisley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paisley and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Paisley to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 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 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paisley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paisley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paisley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2320, Longitude: -106.7245 In this case, the coordinates for Paisley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Paisley 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paisley 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 328.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.046 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.754 degrees. |