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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 Ramsay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramsay 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 Ramsay:
    • 46.006277, -112.686308
    • 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 Ramsay
  • 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 Silver Bow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
    • Since Ramsay is near Deer Lodge County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Ramsay

Communities Also Named Ramsay ...

We found seven communities that are also named Ramsay.

Within Montana, the name Ramsay is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Ramsay lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north of the Ramsay that is located in Silver Bow County.
    • Iowa
      • Kossuth 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 Iowa community of Ramsay [Kossuth County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Ramsay is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ramsay that is located in Silver Bow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Ramsay.
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This Ramsay is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ramsay that is located in Silver Bow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Ramsay.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison 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 Mississippi community of Ramsay [Harrison County].
    • Nebraska
      • Deuel County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Ramsay.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Ramsay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsay ...

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.

  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Crackerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
  • Feely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
  • Floral Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
  • Miles Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
  • Opportunity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Pioneer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Rocker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies just to the East.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Ramsay to Helena, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 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 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ramsay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ramsay 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 Ramsay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Ramsay 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 Ramsay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0063, Longitude: -112.6863    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.946 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.124 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.751 degrees.