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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 Sanders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders 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 Sanders:
    • 46.291354, -107.096649
    • 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 Sanders
  • 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 Sanders ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Sanders.

There is one other community in Montana which is also named Sanders.

Beyond Montana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Montana ...
    • Custer 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 Montana community of Sanders [Custer County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Geneva 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 Alabama community of Sanders [Geneva County].
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Sanders is located in Apache County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the south of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Sanders.
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring 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 Arkansas community of Sanders [Hot Spring County].
      • Nevada County
      • This Sanders is located in Nevada County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sanders.
    • California
      • Fresno 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 Sanders [Fresno County].
      • Sutter County
      • This Sanders is located in Sutter County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Sanders.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Sanders is located in Bibb County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Sanders.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Sanders is located in Benewah County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the west of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Sanders.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe County
      • This Sanders is located in Monroe County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sanders.
    • Kentucky
      • Carroll County
      • This Sanders is located in Carroll County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sanders.
    • Oklahoma
      • Adair County
      • This Sanders is located in Adair County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Sanders.
      • Nowata County
      • This Sanders is located in Nowata County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the southeast of the Sanders that is located in Treasure County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nowata County community of Sanders.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Sanders [Potter County].
    • South Carolina
      • Allendale 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 South Carolina community of Sanders [Allendale County].
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy 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 Tennessee community of Sanders [Grundy County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida 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 Wisconsin community of Sanders [Oneida County].
    • Wyoming
      • Albany 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 Wyoming community of Sanders [Albany County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders ...

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.

  • Bighorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartersville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Rosebud County
  • Cold Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Rosebud County
  • Finch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
    • Finch is located in Rosebud County
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Rosebud County
  • Orinoco
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orinoco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinoco
    • Orinoco is located in Rosebud County
  • Porcupine ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porcupine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
    • Porcupine is located in Rosebud County
  • Rancher ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancher
    • Rancher is located in Treasure County

How Far From Sanders to ...

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

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

  • Hysham, which is the Seat of Treasure County, lies just to the West.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sanders to Helena, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 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 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Sanders 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2914, Longitude: -107.0966    
<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 Sanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Sanders 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 328.578 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.10 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.305 degrees.









 

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