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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 Pipestone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pipestone 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 Pipestone:
- 45.896548, -112.231133
- 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 Pipestone
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pipestone is near Silver Bow County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Pipestone
Communities Also Named Pipestone ...
We found four communities that are also named Pipestone.
Within Montana, the name Pipestone is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Pipestone lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north of the Pipestone that is located in Jefferson County.
- Manitoba
- This Pipestone lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pipestone that is located in Jefferson County.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pipestone [Berrien County].
- Minnesota
- Pipestone County
- This Pipestone is located in Pipestone County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pipestone that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pipestone County community of Pipestone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pipestone ...
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.
- Cedric
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedric is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedric
- Donald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Highview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Homestake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homestake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestake
- Paul Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paul Place is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Place
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunlight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
How Far From Pipestone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pipestone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pipestone and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pipestone to Boulder, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Pipestone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pipestone 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pipestone 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 Pipestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8965, Longitude: -112.2311 In this case, the coordinates for Pipestone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.483 degrees. |
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