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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 Saint Johns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Johns and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Johns:
    • 48.799170, -110.007151
    • 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 Saint Johns
  • 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 Saint Johns is near Blaine County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Saint Johns ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Saint Johns.

Within Montana, the name Saint Johns is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 25 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Apache County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Saint Johns.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Tulare County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Saint Johns.
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Saint Johns [Summit County].
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Saint Johns.
    • Idaho
      • Oneida County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Oneida County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Saint Johns.
    • Illinois
      • Perry County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Perry County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Saint Johns.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Saint Johns.
      • Shelby 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 Indiana community of Saint Johns [Shelby County].
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • This Saint Johns is located in McCracken County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Saint Johns.
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Johns lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
    • Michigan
      • Bay 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 Michigan community of Saint Johns [Bay County].
      • Clinton County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Clinton County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Saint Johns.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi 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 Minnesota community of Saint Johns [Kandiyohi County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Johns.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint Johns.
    • New York
      • Rockland 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 New York community of Saint Johns [Rockland County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Johns lies 2,575 miles [4,144.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Chowan County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Saint Johns.
      • Pitt County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Pitt County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Saint Johns.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Saint Johns.
      • Mercer County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Mercer County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Saint Johns.
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Johns [Richland County].
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Johns lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Saint Johns.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Saint Johns.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Berkeley County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Saint Johns.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence 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 Tennessee community of Saint Johns [Lawrence County].
      • Wilson County
      • This Saint Johns is located in Wilson County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Johns that is located in Hill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Saint Johns.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Johns ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
  • Cypress ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Hill County
  • Goldstone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstone
    • Goldstone is located in Hill County
  • Onefour
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onefour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onefour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onefour <6>
  • Saddle Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
    • Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
  • Wild Horse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Saint Johns to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Johns to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Johns and extending to:

  • Havre, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Johns to Havre, 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 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 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Johns. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Johns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Johns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7992, Longitude: -110.0072       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns, 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 Saint Johns 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Johns 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 330.946 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.064 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.699 degrees.




 

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