Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quigley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quigley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quigley
- 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 Quigley:
- 46.612148, -113.648424
- 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 Quigley
- 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Granite County
- Since Quigley is near Missoula County and also Ravalli County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- eBird sighting report for Ravalli 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
Communities Also Named Quigley ...
We found nine communities that share the name Quigley.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Quigley.
Beyond Montana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Quigley ...
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.
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Beartown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Bitter Root ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Root have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
- Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
- Burnt Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fork
- Burnt Fork is located in Ravalli County
- Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cliff
- Copper Cliff is located in Missoula County
- Eight Mile ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
- Eight Mile is located in Ravalli County
- Eightmile Saddle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
- Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Ravalli County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Iris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Nimrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Stump Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Twin Creeks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
How Far From Quigley 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 Quigley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quigley and extending to:
- Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quigley to Philipsburg, with an average speed<6> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). 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 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quigley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Quigley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quigley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6121, Longitude: -113.6484 In this case, the coordinates for Quigley 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Quigley 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 Quigley, 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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Quigley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.746 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.10 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.279 degrees. |