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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 Sloan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sloan 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 Sloan:
- 47.492712, -114.329290
- 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 Sloan
- 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 Sanders County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sanders County
- Since Sloan is near Lake County and also Flathead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flathead 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 Sloan
Communities Also Named Sloan ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Sloan.
Within Montana, the name Sloan is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Sloan is located in Blount County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Sloan.
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Sloan is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sloan.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Sloan is located in Weld County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Sloan.
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sloan [Champaign County].
- Madison County
- This Sloan is located in Madison County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sloan.
- Indiana
- Warren County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sloan [Warren County].
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Sloan is located in Woodbury County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Sloan.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Sloan is located in Floyd County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sloan.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Sloan is located in Madison County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sloan.
- Missouri
- Adair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sloan [Adair County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Sloan is located in Clark County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the south of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sloan.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Sloan is located in Erie County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sloan.
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Sloan is located in Duplin County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Sloan.
- Iredell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sloan [Iredell County].
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sloan [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- San Saba County
- This Sloan is located in San Saba County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sloan that is located in Sanders County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Sloan.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sloan [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sloan ...
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.
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kicking Horse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
- Mountain View ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Old Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Agency is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
- Post Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Rocky Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Round Butte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Butte is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Butte
- Spring Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turtle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
How Far From Sloan 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 Sloan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sloan and extending to:
- Thompson Falls, which is the Seat of Sanders County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sloan to Thompson Falls, with an average speed<5> 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 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 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sloan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sloan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Sloan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sloan 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 Sloan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4927, Longitude: -114.3293 In this case, the coordinates for Sloan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.335 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.851 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.605 degrees. |
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