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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 Mary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Mary 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 Saint Mary:
- 48.743555, -113.429119
- 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 Saint Mary
- 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 Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- Since Saint Mary is near Flathead County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flathead 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 Saint Mary
Communities Also Named Saint Mary ...
We found six communities that are also named Saint Mary.
Within Montana, the name Saint Mary is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Saint Mary is located in Hancock County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Saint Mary.
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This Saint Mary is located in Marion County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Saint Mary.
- Minnesota
- Waseca County
- This Saint Mary is located in Waseca County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waseca County community of Saint Mary.
- Missouri
- Sainte Genevieve County
- This Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Saint Mary.
- Nebraska
- Johnson County
- This Saint Mary is located in Johnson County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Saint Mary.
- New Brunswick
- This Saint Mary lies 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Mary that is located in Glacier County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Mary ...
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.
- Cassidy Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cassidy Curve is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Curve
- Crystal Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Point is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
- Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Packers Roost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Packers Roost is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packers Roost
- Red Rock Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Rock Point is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Point
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Swiftcurrent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Saint Mary 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 Saint Mary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Mary and extending to:
- Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Mary to Cut Bank, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Saint Mary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mary 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 Saint Mary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7436, Longitude: -113.4291 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.874 degrees. |
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