Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sciuchetti Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sciuchetti Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sciuchetti Place
- 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 Sciuchetti Place:
- 45.942981, -112.773366
- 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 Sciuchetti Place
- 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 Silver Bow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
- Since Sciuchetti Place is near Deer Lodge County and also Beaverhead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
- eBird sighting report for Beaverhead 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sciuchetti Place ...
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.
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Crackerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
- Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Divide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Divide is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <2>
- Feely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Floral Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
- French Gulch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Gulch
- French Gulch is located in Deer Lodge County
- French Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Miles Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
- Opportunity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Rocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Stringtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
- Wise River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
- Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <2>
- Miles Crossing
How Far From Sciuchetti Place 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 Sciuchetti Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sciuchetti Place and extending to:
- Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sciuchetti Place to Butte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sciuchetti Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sciuchetti Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sciuchetti Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9430, Longitude: -112.7734 In this case, the coordinates for Sciuchetti Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sciuchetti Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.012 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.812 degrees. |