Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Royston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Royston
- 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 Royston:
- 45.752704, -112.520295
- 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 Royston
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Since Royston is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Royston ...
We found six communities that share the name Royston.
Within Montana, the name Royston is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Royston lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Royston that is located in Silver Bow County.
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Ontario
- Texas
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royston ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Divide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Divide is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <5>
- Donald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Feely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Highview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Homestake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Iron Rod ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Maiden Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Maiden Rock is located in Silver Bow County
- Moose Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Silver Bow County
- Silver Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Silver Star is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <5>
How Far From Royston 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 Royston 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 Royston once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Royston and extending to:
- Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Royston to Butte, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 1,855 miles [2,985.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Royston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Royston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7527, Longitude: -112.5203 In this case, the coordinates for Royston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Royston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Royston 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Royston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.80 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.933 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.677 degrees. |