Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rudyard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rudyard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rudyard
- 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 Rudyard:
- 48.559990, -110.554117
- 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 Rudyard
- 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 Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Since Rudyard is near Liberty County and also Chouteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Rudyard ...
We found three communities that share the name Rudyard.
Within Montana, the name Rudyard is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rudyard ...
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.
- Box Elder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Box Elder is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <2>
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Fox Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Hill County
- George ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Goldstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Lonesome Prairie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonesome Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Prairie
- Lonesome Prairie is located in Chouteau County
- Rocky Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Crossing
- Rocky Crossing is located in Chouteau County
How Far From Rudyard 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 Rudyard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rudyard and extending to:
- Havre, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rudyard to Havre, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 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 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rudyard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hill County: www.co.hill.mt.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rudyard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rudyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5600, Longitude: -110.5541 In this case, the coordinates for Rudyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Rudyard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.529 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.08 degrees. |