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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 Philipsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Philipsburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 Philipsburg:
- 46.335877, -113.299263
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Philipsburg
- 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
- Since Philipsburg is near Deer Lodge County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Philipsburg
Communities Also Named Philipsburg ...
We found three communities that are also named Philipsburg.
Within Montana, the name Philipsburg is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Philipsburg is located in Centre County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east of the Philipsburg that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Philipsburg.
- Fayette County
- This Philipsburg is located in Fayette County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km] to the east of the Philipsburg that is located in Granite County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Philipsburg.
- Quebec
- This Philipsburg lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Philipsburg that is located in Granite County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Philipsburg ...
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.
- Cable City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
- Clark ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Corral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corral is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral
- Echo Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Echo Lake is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Coin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Coin is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coin
- Granite ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Porters Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porters Corner is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corner
- Silver Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
How Far From Philipsburg 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 town such as Philipsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Philipsburg and extending to:
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Philipsburg to Helena, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Philipsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Philipsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Philipsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3359, Longitude: -113.2993 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.452 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.093 degrees. |
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