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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park Addition:
    • 45.662435, -110.561040
    • 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 Park Addition
  • 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 Park Addition ...

We found one communities that share the name Park Addition.

Within Montana, the name Park Addition is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • This Park Addition is located in Hempstead County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Park Addition that is located in Park County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Park Addition.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Addition ...

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.

  • Chestnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Chimney Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
    • Chimney Rock is located in Park County
  • Clyde Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Clyde Park is located in Park County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <3>
  • Elton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Park County
  • Hoppers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Hunters Hot Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Pine Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Park County
  • Woods Place
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place
    • Woods Place is located in Park County

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

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Park Addition to Helena, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 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 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Addition. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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- Park Addition) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6624, Longitude: -110.5610       In this case, the coordinates for Park Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Park Addition 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 331.246 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.124 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.489 degrees.









 

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