Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sieben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sieben and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sieben
- 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 Sieben:
- 46.898552, -112.127228
- 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 Sieben
- 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 Lewis and Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis and Clark County
- Since Sieben is near Cascade County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cascade County
- eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Sieben ...
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.
- Bald Butte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Butte
- Bald Butte is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Birdseye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
- Gearing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Iron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Marysville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- Mike Horse ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mike Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike Horse
- Mike Horse is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <2>
How Far From Sieben 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 Sieben to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sieben and extending to:
- Helena, which is the Seat of Lewis and Clark County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sieben to Helena, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 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 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sieben. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Sieben) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sieben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8986, Longitude: -112.1272 In this case, the coordinates for Sieben 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 Sieben 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 332.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.739 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.296 degrees. |