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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 Red Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Mountain 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 Red Mountain:
- 45.794371, -112.485849
- 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 Red Mountain
- 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 Red Mountain is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Red Mountain
Communities Also Named Red Mountain ...
We found four communities that are also named Red Mountain.
Within Montana, the name Red Mountain is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Red Mountain is located in San Bernardino County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Red Mountain that is located in Silver Bow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Red Mountain.
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Gunnison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Red Mountain.
- Ouray County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Red Mountain [Ouray County].
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Red Mountain is located in Durham County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the east of the Red Mountain that is located in Silver Bow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Red Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Mountain ...
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.
- Cedric
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedric is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedric
- Divide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Feely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Feely is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
- Floral Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Highview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Homestake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homestake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestake
- Iron Rod ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Rod is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rod
- Maiden Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Moose Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Silver Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Red Mountain 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 Red Mountain 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 community of Red Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Mountain and extending to:
- Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Red Mountain to Butte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,704 miles [10,789 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 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Red Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Red Mountain 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 Red Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7944, Longitude: -112.4858 In this case, the coordinates for Red Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.908 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.651 degrees. |
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