Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Starr School, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starr School and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Starr School
- 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 Starr School:
- 48.589140, -113.140647
- 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 Starr School
- 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 Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glacier County
- Since Starr School is near Flathead County and also Pondera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Flathead County
- eBird sighting report for Pondera 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 Starr School ...
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.
- Bison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Blackfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Blacktail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Cassidy Curve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Curve
- Cassidy Curve is located in Glacier County
- False Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Summit
- False Summit is located in Glacier County
- Family ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Kiowa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
- Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Starr School 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 Starr School to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Starr School and extending to:
- Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Starr School to Cut Bank, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Starr School. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Starr School) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starr School. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5891, Longitude: -113.1406 In this case, the coordinates for Starr School have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Starr School to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.895 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.711 degrees. |