Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sollid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sollid and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sollid

• 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 Sollid:
  • 48.176919, -111.496660
  • 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 Sollid

• 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 Pondera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pondera County
  • Since Sollid is near Chouteau County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
  • eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Sollid ...

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.

• Brady
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <1>
• Diamond Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
  • Diamond Valley is located in Teton County
• Fowler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Pondera County
• George ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Liberty County
• Ledger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
  • Ledger is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledger <1>
• Liberty Center ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Teton County
• Lone Tree ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Pondera County
• Woods Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
  • Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County

How Far From Sollid to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sollid 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<3> community of Sollid once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sollid and extending to:

• Conrad, which is the Seat of Pondera County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sollid to Conrad, with an average speed<5> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 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 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/