Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paris and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paris
- 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 Paris:
- 47.291110, -106.158917
- 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 Paris
- 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 McCone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCone County
- Since Paris is near Garfield County and also Prairie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- eBird sighting report for Prairie 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 Paris ...
We found 37 communities that share the name Paris.
Within Montana, the name Paris is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 35 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Paris [Greene County].
- Logan County
- This Paris is located in Logan County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<3> to the southeast of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Paris.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Davis County
- This Paris is located in Davis County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Paris.
- Linn County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Paris [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paris [Lincoln County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paris [Linn County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paris [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Paris.
- Portage County
- This Paris is located in Portage County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Paris.
- Stark County
- This Paris is located in Stark County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km] to the east of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Paris.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Paris lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<3> to the east of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Paris is located in Lane County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<3> to the west of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Paris.
- Malheur County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Paris [Malheur County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Paris is located in Greenville County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Paris.
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Paris [Spartanburg County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Yukon
- This Paris lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<3> to the northwest of the Paris that is located in McCone County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paris ...
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.
- Allen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Circle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
- Circle is located in McCone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle <5>
- Coal Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in McCone County
- Crow Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Hillside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Garfield County
- Purewater ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rodgers Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodgers Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Hill
- Rodgers Hill is located in McCone County
How Far From Paris to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Paris 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 community of Paris once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Paris and extending to:
- Circle, which is the Seat of McCone County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paris to Circle, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,218 miles [8,397.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Paris 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2911, Longitude: -106.1589 In this case, the coordinates for Paris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Paris to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.893 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.574 degrees. |