Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Santa Rita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Santa Rita and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Santa Rita
- 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 Santa Rita:
- 48.698637, -112.320192
- 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 Santa Rita
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- Since Santa Rita is near Toole County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Toole County
- eBird sighting report for Pondera 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 Santa Rita ...
We found eight communities that share the name Santa Rita.
Within Montana, the name Santa Rita is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Santa Cruz 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 Arizona community of Santa Rita [Santa Cruz County].
- California
- Alameda County
- This Santa Rita is located in Alameda County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Santa Rita that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Santa Rita.
- Monterey County
- This Santa Rita is located in Monterey County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the southwest of the Santa Rita that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Santa Rita.
- Santa Barbara County
- This Santa Rita is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km] to the south southwest of the Santa Rita that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Santa Rita.
- New Mexico
- Grant 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 New Mexico community of Santa Rita [Grant County].
- San Juan County
- This community is historic and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Santa Rita.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cameron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Santa Rita.
- Reagan County
- This Santa Rita is located in Reagan County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Santa Rita that is located in Glacier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reagan County community of Santa Rita.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Rita ...
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.
- Cut Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <4>
- Edwards Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Glacier Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glacier Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Colony
- Glacier Colony is located in Glacier County
- Gunsight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Oilmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
- Oilmont is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <4>
- Shields Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Crossing
- Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County
- Sunburst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Sunburst is located in Toole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <4>
- Sundance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Tipville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Santa Rita 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 Santa Rita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Santa Rita and extending to:
- Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies just to the South.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Santa Rita to Helena, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 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 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Rita. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Santa Rita 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Rita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Rita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6986, Longitude: -112.3202 |
| <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 Santa Rita, 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 Santa Rita 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 332.777 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.156 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.175 degrees. |