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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slab Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slab Crossing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Slab Crossing:
- 48.287799, -104.698296
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Slab Crossing
- 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 Roosevelt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- Since Slab Crossing is near Sheridan County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Slab Crossing
Communities Also Named Slab Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Slab Crossing.
Within Montana, the name Slab Crossing is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Slab Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Hamilton County
- This Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Slab Crossing that is located in Roosevelt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Slab Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab Crossing ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Homestead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Medicine Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Daniels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Poplar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reserve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crossing
How Far From Slab Crossing 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 Slab Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slab Crossing and extending to:
- Wolf Point, which is the Seat of Roosevelt County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slab Crossing to Wolf Point, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Slab Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Slab Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2878, Longitude: -104.6983 In this case, the coordinates for Slab Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.796 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.502 degrees. |
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