Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skaggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skaggs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skaggs
- 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 Skaggs:
- 47.056084, -109.220172
- 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 Skaggs
- 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 Fergus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fergus County
- Since Skaggs is near Golden Valley County and also Judith Basin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
- eBird sighting report for Judith Basin 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 Skaggs ...
We found three communities that share the name Skaggs.
Within Montana, the name Skaggs is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Skaggs is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Skaggs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Skaggs.
- Magoffin County
- This Skaggs is located in Magoffin County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km] to the east southeast of the Skaggs that is located in Fergus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Skaggs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skaggs ...
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.
- Box Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Fergus County
- Canyon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Forestgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <3>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Maiden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - New Year
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Piper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Ruby Gulch is located in Fergus County
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Skaggs 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 Skaggs 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<4> community of Skaggs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Skaggs and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fergus County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Skaggs to Lewistown, with an average speed<5> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,706 miles [2,745.5 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 6,554 miles [10,547.6 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 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Skaggs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skaggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0561, Longitude: -109.2202 In this case, the coordinates for Skaggs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Skaggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Skaggs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.479 degrees. |