Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seventynine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seventynine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seventynine

• 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 Seventynine:
  • 46.148563, -109.290451
  • 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 Seventynine

• 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 Golden Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
  • Since Seventynine is near Stillwater County and also Wheatland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Stillwater County
  • eBird sighting report for Wheatland 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 Seventynine ...

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.

• Barber
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Barber is located in Golden Valley County
• Comanche
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
• Dodgetown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
  • Dodgetown is located in Golden Valley County
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Golden Valley County
• Hedgesville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Wheatland County
• Molt
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molt
  • Molt is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molt <2>
• Sourdough
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County

How Far From Seventynine 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 Seventynine 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<3> community of Seventynine once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Seventynine and extending to:

• Ryegate, which is the Seat of Golden Valley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Seventynine to Ryegate, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/