Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Piche

• 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 Piche:
  • 47.608908, -104.231373
  • 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 Piche

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Piche is near McKenzie County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for McKenzie County
  • eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Piche ...

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.

• Burns
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Richland County
• Cartwright
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cartwright
  • From Piche to Cartwright
• Crane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crane
  • From Piche to Crane
• Fox Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fox Lake
  • From Piche to Fox Lake
• Knife River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County
• Ridgelawn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgelawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn
  • Ridgelawn is located in Richland County
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverview is located in Richland County
• Savage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savage
  • From Piche to Savage

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Piche and extending to:

• Sidney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Piche to Helena, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 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 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/