Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shay
- 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 Shay:
- 47.074430, -108.156232
- 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 Shay
- 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 Petroleum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Petroleum County
- Since Shay is near Garfield County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Shay ...
We found three communities that share the name Shay.
Within Montana, the name Shay is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shay ...
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.
- Alice ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Cat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
- Chimney Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Crossing
- Chimney Crossing is located in Garfield County
- Dovetail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Flatwillow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwillow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwillow
- Flatwillow is located in Petroleum County
- Flatwillow Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwillow Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwillow Colony
- Flatwillow Colony is located in Musselshell County
- Martin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
- Valentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Woods Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place
- Woods Place is located in Petroleum County
How Far From Shay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shay 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 Shay once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shay and extending to:
- Winnett, which is the Seat of Petroleum County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shay to Winnett, with an average speed<4> 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 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 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0744, Longitude: -108.1562 In this case, the coordinates for Shay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Shay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Shay 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 329.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.824 degrees. |