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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 Presserville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Presserville 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 Presserville:
- 47.832792, -105.488883
- 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 Presserville
- 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 McCone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCone County
- Since Presserville is near Dawson County and also Roosevelt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt 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 Presserville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Presserville ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Corral Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corral Creek is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral Creek
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Poplar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Elk ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Elk is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Elk
- Redwater ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Sand Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Wolf Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
How Far From Presserville 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 Presserville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Presserville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Presserville and extending to:
- Circle, which is the Seat of McCone County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Presserville to Circle, 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 just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 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 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Presserville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Presserville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Presserville 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 Presserville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8328, Longitude: -105.4889 In this case, the coordinates for Presserville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.07 degrees. |
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