Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rattlesnake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rattlesnake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rattlesnake
- 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 Rattlesnake:
- 48.098045, -109.048781
- 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 Rattlesnake
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Rattlesnake is near Phillips County and also Chouteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau 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 Rattlesnake ...
We found six communities that share the name Rattlesnake.
There is one other community in Montana which is also named Rattlesnake.
Beyond Montana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Montana ...
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rattlesnake [Missoula County].
- Missoula County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Rattlesnake is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Rattlesnake that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rattlesnake.
- Indiana
- Owen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rattlesnake [Owen County].
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rattlesnake [Stafford County].
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Rattlesnake is located in San Juan County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<2> to the south of the Rattlesnake that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Rattlesnake.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rattlesnake [Fayette County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rattlesnake ...
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.
- Bearpaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Cow Island ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Cow Island is located in Blaine County
- Dry Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
- Hungry Hollow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
- Hungry Hollow is located in Blaine County
- Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <4>
- Lodge Pole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
- Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
- Sour Dough Flat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Dough Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Dough Flat
- Sour Dough Flat is located in Blaine County
How Far From Rattlesnake 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 Rattlesnake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rattlesnake and extending to:
- Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rattlesnake to Chinook, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rattlesnake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rattlesnake 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rattlesnake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rattlesnake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0980, Longitude: -109.0488 In this case, the coordinates for Rattlesnake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rattlesnake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.169 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.107 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.212 degrees. |