Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salt Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salt Creek
- 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 Salt Creek:
- 47.451924, -109.479907
- 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 Salt Creek
- 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 Fergus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fergus County
- Since Salt Creek is near Blaine County and also Chouteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine 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 Salt Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Salt Creek.
Within Montana, the name Salt Creek is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Salt Creek [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Salt Creek that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Salt Creek.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Salt Creek [DuPage County].
- Indiana
- Porter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Salt Creek [Porter County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salt Creek [Leavenworth County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Salt Creek [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Salt Creek [Perry County].
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Chariton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Salt Creek.
- Ohio
- Holmes County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Salt Creek.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Salt Creek is located in Polk County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the west of the Salt Creek that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Salt Creek.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Salt Creek that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Salt Creek.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Salt Creek is located in Amherst County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Salt Creek that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Salt Creek.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Salt Creek [Natrona County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt Creek ...
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.
- Canyon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Judith ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Maiden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- New Year
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Ragland Bench ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragland Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland Bench
- Ragland Bench is located in Blaine County
- Roy Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
- Rumble Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Creek
- Rumble Creek is located in Fergus County
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Samples Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samples Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Crossing
- Samples Crossing is located in Fergus County
- Spring Creek Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Junction
- Spring Creek Junction is located in Fergus County
- Woodhawk ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Salt Creek and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fergus County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Creek to Lewistown, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 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 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Salt Creek 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. |
| <2> | 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- Salt Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salt Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4519, Longitude: -109.4799 In this case, the coordinates for Salt Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Salt Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Salt Creek 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 330.483 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.407 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.579 degrees. |