Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ragland Bench, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ragland Bench and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ragland Bench

• 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 Ragland Bench:
  • 47.784983, -109.429904
  • 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 Ragland Bench

• 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blaine County
  • Since Ragland Bench is near Chouteau County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Ragland Bench

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ragland Bench ...

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.

• Cow Island ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Cow Island is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
• Judith ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Judith is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judith
• Leroy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leroy is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Power Plant ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Power Plant is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Plant
• Rumble Creek ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rumble Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Creek
• Salt Creek ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Salt Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
• Sour Dough Flat ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sour Dough Flat is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Dough Flat
• Woodhawk ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodhawk is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhawk

How Far From Ragland Bench 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 Ragland Bench 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<1> community of Ragland Bench once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ragland Bench and extending to:

• Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ragland Bench to Chinook, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'