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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 Springwater Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springwater Colony 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 Springwater Colony:
- 46.459402, -109.756294
- 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 Springwater Colony
- 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 Wheatland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheatland County
- Since Springwater Colony is near Golden Valley County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Golden Valley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 Springwater Colony
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springwater Colony ...
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.
- Barber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dodgetown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgetown is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hedgesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville is located in Wheatland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Judith Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Living Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Living Springs is located in Wheatland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Martinsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Settlement ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Settlement is located in Sweet Grass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Settlement
- Twodot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Springwater Colony 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 Springwater Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Springwater Colony and extending to:
- Harlowton, which is the Seat of Wheatland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Springwater Colony to Helena, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 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 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springwater Colony) 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 Springwater Colony 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 Springwater Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4594, Longitude: -109.7563 In this case, the coordinates for Springwater Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.656 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.893 degrees. |
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