Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Bluff
- 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 Red Bluff:
- 45.588577, -111.648480
- 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 Red Bluff
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Red Bluff is near Gallatin County and also Broadwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Broadwater 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 Red Bluff ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Red Bluff.
Within Montana, the name Red Bluff is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Red Bluff [Jefferson County].
- Little River County
- This Red Bluff is located in Little River County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Red Bluff.
- British Columbia
- This Red Bluff lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- California
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Red Bluff.
- Camden County
- This Red Bluff is located in Camden County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Red Bluff.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Red Bluff [Montgomery County].
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Red Bluff is located in Harris County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Red Bluff.
- Jackson County
- This Red Bluff is located in Jackson County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km] to the southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Red Bluff.
- Reeves County
- This Red Bluff is located in Reeves County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the south southeast of the Red Bluff that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Red Bluff.
- San Saba County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in San Saba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Red Bluff.
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
- Former name for Amsterdam:
- Walrath
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amsterdam
- From Red Bluff to Amsterdam
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Gallatin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arnold
- From Red Bluff to Arnold
- Cowboys Heaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowboys Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboys Heaven
- Cowboys Heaven is located in Madison County
- Mammoth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mammoth
- From Red Bluff to Mammoth
- Pony ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pony
- From Red Bluff to Pony
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Strawberry
- From Red Bluff to Strawberry
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Madison County
- Summit Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Valley
- Summit Valley is located in Madison County
- Willow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow Creek
- From Red Bluff to Willow Creek
How Far From Red Bluff to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Red Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bluff and extending to:
- Virginia City, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bluff to Virginia City, with an average speed<7> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 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 7,467 miles [12,017 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Red Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Red Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5886, Longitude: -111.6485 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Red Bluff 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Red Bluff 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 332.099 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.107 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.161 degrees. |