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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 Princeton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Princeton:
    • 46.416871, -113.165615
    • 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 Princeton
  • 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

Communities Also Named Princeton ...

We found 43 communities that share the name Princeton.

Within Montana, the name Princeton is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 40 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Princeton is located in Jackson County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Princeton.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden 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 Arkansas community of Princeton [Crittenden County].
      • Dallas County
      • This Princeton is located in Dallas County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Princeton.
    • British Columbia
      • This Princeton lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • This Princeton is located in Colusa County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Princeton.
      • Glenn 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 California community of Princeton [Glenn County].
      • San Mateo County
      • This Princeton is located in San Mateo County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the southwest of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Princeton.
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This Princeton is located in Chaffee County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Princeton.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Princeton is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Princeton.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Princeton is located in Clarke County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Princeton.
      • Rockdale County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Princeton [Rockdale County].
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • This Princeton is located in Latah County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Princeton.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Princeton is located in Bureau County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Princeton.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Princeton is located in Gibson County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Princeton.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This Princeton is located in Scott County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Princeton.
    • Kansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Princeton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Princeton.
      • Johnson 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 Kansas community of Princeton [Johnson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Princeton is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Princeton.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Princeton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Princeton.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Princeton is located in Washington County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Princeton.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Princeton [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Princeton is located in Worcester County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Princeton.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Princeton is located in Marquette County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Princeton.
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Princeton.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Princeton [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Mercer County
      • This Princeton is located in Mercer County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Princeton.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Princeton is located in Lancaster County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Princeton.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Princeton [Lincoln County].
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer 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 New Jersey community of Princeton [Mercer County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Princeton lies 2,715 miles [4,369.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Princeton is located in Johnston County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Princeton.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Princeton is located in Butler County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Princeton.
    • Ontario
      • This Princeton lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Princeton [Harney County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Princeton is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Princeton.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry 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 South Carolina community of Princeton [Horry County].
      • Laurens County
      • This Princeton is located in Laurens County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Princeton.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Princeton is located in Washington County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Princeton.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Princeton is located in Collin County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Princeton.
      • Newton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Newton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Princeton.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll 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 Virginia community of Princeton [Carroll County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Princeton is located in Mercer County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Princeton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Princeton is located in Green Lake County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east of the Princeton that is located in Granite County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Princeton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton ...

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.

  • Clark ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Granite County
  • Danielsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
    • Danielsville is located in Powell County
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Granite County
  • Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Granite County
  • Pioneer ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Powell County
  • Stone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Granite County
  • Tungsten
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tungsten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
    • Tungsten is located in Granite County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeton and extending to:

  • Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Princeton to Helena, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Princeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4169, Longitude: -113.1656       In this case, the coordinates for Princeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Princeton 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>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 Princeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Princeton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.35 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.626 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.00 degrees.