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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 Steve Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steve Forks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Steve Forks:
    • 47.270834, -107.333977
    • 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 Steve Forks
  • 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
    • Since Steve Forks is near Phillips County and also Petroleum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Petroleum 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 Steve Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steve Forks ...

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.

  • Blackfoot ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Blackfoot is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Braggville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Braggville is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
  • Bruce ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bruce is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Chimney Crossing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Crossing is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Crossing
  • Edwards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Freedom ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Freedom is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Jordan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Metersville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Metersville is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
  • Sand Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Steve Forks 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 Steve Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Steve Forks and extending to:

  • Jordan, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Steve Forks to Jordan, with an average speed<3> 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 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 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 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- Steve Forks) 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 Steve Forks 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 Steve Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2708, Longitude: -107.3340       In this case, the coordinates for Steve Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.802 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.455 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.291 degrees.