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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 Power, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Power 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 Power:
- 47.715790, -111.686928
- 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 Power
- 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 Teton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Since Power is near Cascade County and also Chouteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chouteau 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 Power
Communities Also Named Power ...
We found six communities that are also named Power.
Within Montana, the name Power is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Power [Escambia County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Power [Marquette County].
- Nebraska
- Hall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Power [Hall County].
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Power is located in Richland County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the east of the Power that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Power.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Power [Laurens County].
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Power is located in Brooke County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<2> to the east of the Power that is located in Teton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Power.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Power ...
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.
- Black Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brady
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Diamond Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Valley is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
- Flood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flood is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Great Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Johnstown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Liberty Center ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Little Chicago ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Smelter Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
- Sun River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woods Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Power 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 Power to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Power and extending to:
- Choteau, which is the Seat of Teton County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Power to Choteau, with an average speed<4> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 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 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Power 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. |
| <2> | 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- Power) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Power 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 Power. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7158, Longitude: -111.6869 In this case, the coordinates for Power have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.236 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.913 degrees. |
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