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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 Sodak Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sodak Mill 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 Sodak Mill:
- 45.428258, -112.600851
- 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 Sodak Mill
- 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 Beaverhead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead County
- Since Sodak Mill is near Madison County and also Silver Bow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow 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 Sodak Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sodak Mill ...
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.
- Apex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Bond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bond is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Rod ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Rod is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rod
- Lion City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
- Maiden Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maiden Rock is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Navy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Navy is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
- Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sodak Mill 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 Sodak Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sodak Mill and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Beaverhead County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sodak Mill to Dillon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 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 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sodak Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sodak Mill 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 Sodak Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4283, Longitude: -112.6009 In this case, the coordinates for Sodak Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.845 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.763 degrees. |
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