Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Valley Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Valley Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Valley Colony
- 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 Pleasant Valley Colony:
- 47.356907, -111.084129
- 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 Pleasant Valley Colony
- 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 Cascade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Since Pleasant Valley Colony is near Chouteau County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Pleasant Valley Colony ...
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.
- Belt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
- Belt is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>
- Big Stone Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
- Box Elder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Donovan Park ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
- Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Cascade County
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Three Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Cascade County
How Far From Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Pleasant Valley Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pleasant Valley Colony and extending to:
- Great Falls, which is the Seat of Cascade County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Valley Colony to Great Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 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 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Valley Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Valley Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3569, Longitude: -111.0841 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Valley Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pleasant Valley Colony 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 331.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.587 degrees. |